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Efficient Electromagnetic Wave Absorption and Thermal Infrared Stealth in PVTMS@MWCNT Nano-Aerogel via Abundant Nano-Sized Cavities and Attenuation Interfaces

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01218-y
Haoyu Ma
College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, 24 Yihuan Road, Nanyiduan, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
Maryam Fashandi
Microcellular Plastics Manufacturing Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King’s College Road, Toronto, ON M5S 3G8, Canada
Zeineb Ben Rejeb
Microcellular Plastics Manufacturing Laboratory, Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto, 5 King’s College Road, Toronto, ON M5S 3G8, Canada
Xin Ming
MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, International Research Center for X Polymers, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou 310027, People’s Republic of China
Yingjun Liu
MOE Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Synthesis and Functionalization, Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, International Research Center for X Polymers, Zhejiang University, 38 Zheda Road, Hangzhou 310027, People’s Republic of China
Pengjian Gong
College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, 24 Yihuan Road, Nanyiduan, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
Guangxian Li
College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, 24 Yihuan Road, Nanyiduan, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China
Chul B. Park
College of Polymer Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, 24 Yihuan Road, Nanyiduan, Chengdu 610065, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Chul B. Park

park@mie.utoronto.ca

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 16 (2024), Article Number: 20

Abstract

Pre-polymerized vinyl trimethoxy silane (PVTMS)@MWCNT nano-aerogel system was constructed via radical polymerization, sol–gel transition and supercritical CO2 drying. The fabricated organic–inorganic hybrid PVTMS@MWCNT aerogel structure shows nano-pore size (30–40 nm), high specific surface area (559 m2 g−1), high void fraction (91.7%) and enhanced mechanical property: (1) the nano-pore size is beneficial for efficiently blocking thermal conduction and thermal convection via Knudsen effect (beneficial for infrared (IR) stealth); (2) the heterogeneous interface was beneficial for IR reflection (beneficial for IR stealth) and MWCNT polarization loss (beneficial for electromagnetic wave (EMW) attenuation); (3) the high void fraction was beneficial for enhancing thermal insulation (beneficial for IR stealth) and EMW impedance match (beneficial for EMW attenuation). Guided by the above theoretical design strategy, PVTMS@MWCNT nano-aerogel shows superior EMW absorption property (cover all Ku-band) and thermal IR stealth property (ΔT reached 60.7 °C). Followed by a facial combination of the above nano-aerogel with graphene film of high electrical conductivity, an extremely high electromagnetic interference shielding material (66.5 dB, 2.06 mm thickness) with superior absorption performance of an average absorption-to-reflection (A/R) coefficient ratio of 25.4 and a low reflection bandwidth of 4.1 GHz (A/R ratio more than 10) was experimentally obtained in this work.


Highlights:
1 PVTMS@MWCNT nano-aerogel with nano-pore size and abundant heterogeneous interface was fabricated via radical polymerization, sol–gel transition and CO2 drying.
2 The nano-aerogel shows superior electromagnetic wave absorption property (RLmin = −36.1 dB and cover all Ku-band) and thermal infrared stealth property (ΔT reached 60.7 °C).
3 Layered nano-aerogel/graphene film with high EMI shielding and absorption properties was obtained;

Keywords

Nano-pore size Heterogeneous interface Electromagnetic wave absorption Thermal infrared stealth Nano-aerogel
Ma, Haoyu, Maryam Fashandi, Zeineb Ben Rejeb, Xin Ming, Yingjun Liu, Pengjian Gong, Guangxian Li, and Chul B. Park. 2023. “Efficient Electromagnetic Wave Absorption and Thermal Infrared Stealth in PVTMS@MWCNT Nano-Aerogel via Abundant Nano-Sized Cavities and Attenuation Interfaces”. Nano-Micro Letters 16 (November):20. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01218-y.
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