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Vol. 16 (2024)

3D Printing of Periodic Porous Metamaterials for Tunable Electromagnetic Shielding Across Broad Frequencies

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01502-5
Qinniu Lv
State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
Zilin Peng
State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
Haoran Pei
State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
Xinxing Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
Yinghong Chen
State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Polymer Research Institute of Sichuan University, No. 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu 610065, People’s Republic of China
Huarong Zhang
Baosheng Technology Innovation Corporation Limited, No. 1, Suzhong Road, Baoying County, Yangzhou 225800, People’s Republic of China
Xu Zhu
Baosheng Technology Innovation Corporation Limited, No. 1, Suzhong Road, Baoying County, Yangzhou 225800, People’s Republic of China
Shulong Wu
Baosheng Technology Innovation Corporation Limited, No. 1, Suzhong Road, Baoying County, Yangzhou 225800, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Yinghong Chen

johnchen@scu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 16 (2024), Article Number: 279

Abstract

The new-generation electronic components require a balance between electromagnetic interference shielding efficiency and open structure factors such as ventilation and heat dissipation. In addition, realizing the tunable shielding of porous shields over a wide range of wavelengths is even more challenging. In this study, the well-prepared thermoplastic polyurethane/carbon nanotubes composites were used to fabricate the novel periodic porous flexible metamaterials using fused deposition modeling 3D printing. Particularly, the investigation focuses on optimization of pore geometry, size, dislocation configuration and material thickness, thus establishing a clear correlation between structural parameters and shielding property. Both experimental and simulation results have validated the superior shielding performance of hexagon derived honeycomb structure over other designs, and proposed the failure shielding size (Df ≈λ/8 − λ/5) and critical inclined angle (θf ≈43° − 48°), which could be used as new benchmarks for tunable electromagnetic shielding. In addition, the proper regulation of the material thickness could remarkably enhance the maximum shielding capability (85 − 95 dB) and absorption coefficient A (over 0.83). The final innovative design of the porous shielding box also exhibits good shielding effectiveness across a broad frequency range (over 2.4 GHz), opening up novel pathways for individualized and diversified shielding solutions.


Highlights:
1 The stable periodic porous shielding materials were prepared by combining the strategies of 3D printing and metamaterial design.
2 The relationship between porous material structure and electromagnetic interference shielding efficiency (EMI SE) effectiveness was deeply explored, revealing the important structural parameters for realizing tunable EMI SE property.
3 The optimized design of the periodic porous shielding box achieves effective EMI shielding in a wide wavelength range (over 2.4 GHz).

Keywords

Polymeric component 3D printing Tunable electromagnetic shielding Periodic porous metamaterials Honeycomb pore structure
Lv, Qinniu, Zilin Peng, Haoran Pei, Xinxing Zhang, Yinghong Chen, Huarong Zhang, Xu Zhu, and Shulong Wu. 2024. “3D Printing of Periodic Porous Metamaterials for Tunable Electromagnetic Shielding Across Broad Frequencies”. Nano-Micro Letters 16 (September):279. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01502-5.
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