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Vol. 17 (2025)

MoS2 Lubricate-Toughened MXene/ANF Composites for Multifunctional Electromagnetic Interference Shielding

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01496-0
Jiaen Wang
School of Physical Science and Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People’s Republic of China
Wei Ming
School of Physical Science and Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People’s Republic of China
Longfu Chen
School of Physical Science and Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People’s Republic of China
Tianliang Song
School of Physical Science and Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People’s Republic of China
Moxi Yele
School of Physical Science and Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People’s Republic of China
Hao Zhang
School of Physical Science and Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People’s Republic of China
Long Yang
School of Physical Science and Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People’s Republic of China
Gegen Sarula
School of Physical Science and Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People’s Republic of China
Benliang Liang
School of Physical Science and Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People’s Republic of China
Luting Yan
School of Physical Science and Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, People’s Republic of China
Guangsheng Wang
Key Laboratory of Bio‑Inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Beihang University, Beijing 100191, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Guangsheng Wang

cnwanggsh@buaa.edu

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 17 (2025), Article Number: 36

Abstract

The design and fabrication of high toughness electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding composite films with diminished reflection are an imperative task to solve electromagnetic pollution problem. Ternary MXene/ANF (aramid nanofibers)–MoS2 composite films with nacre-like layered structure here are fabricated after the introduction of MoS2 into binary MXene/ANF composite system. The introduction of MoS2 fulfills an impressive “kill three birds with one stone” improvement effect: lubrication toughening mechanical performance, reduction in secondary reflection pollution of electromagnetic wave, and improvement in the performance of photothermal conversion. After the introduction of MoS2 into binary MXene/ANF (mass ratio of 50:50), the strain to failure and tensile strength increase from 22.1 \pm 1.7% and 105.7 \pm 6.4 MPa and to 25.8 \pm 0.7% and 167.3 \pm 9.1 MPa, respectively. The toughness elevates from 13.0 \pm 4.1 to 26.3 \pm 0.8 MJ m−3 (~ 102.3%) simultaneously. And the reflection shielding effectiveness (SER) of MXene/ANF (mass ratio of 50:50) decreases ~ 10.8%. EMI shielding effectiveness (EMI SE) elevates to 41.0 dB (8.2–12.4 GHz); After the introduction of MoS2 into binary MXene/ANF (mass ratio of 60:40), the strain to failure increases from 18.3 \pm 1.9% to 28.1 \pm 0.7% (~ 53.5%), the SER decreases ~ 22.2%, and the corresponding EMI SE is 43.9 dB. The MoS2 also leads to a more efficient photothermal conversion performance (~ 45 to ~ 55 °C). Additionally, MXene/ANF–MoS2 composite films exhibit excellent electric heating performance, quick temperature elevation (15 s), excellent cycle stability (2, 2.5, and 3 V), and long-term stability (2520 s). Combining with excellent mechanical performance with high MXene content, electric heating performance, and photothermal conversion performance, EMI shielding ternary MXene/ANF–MoS2 composite films could be applied in many industrial areas. This work broadens how to achieve a balance between mechanical properties and versatility of composites in the case of high-function fillers.


Highlights:
1 The introduction of MoS2 generates a “kill three birds with one stone” effect to the original binary MXene/ANF system: lubrication toughening mechanical performance; reduction in secondary reflection pollution of electromagnetic wave; and improvement in the performance of photothermal conversion.
2 After the introduction of MoS2 into MXene/ANF (60:40), the strain and toughness were increased by 53.5% (from 18.3% to 28.1%) and 61.7% (from 8.9 to 14.5 MJ m−3), respectively. Fortunately, the SER decreases by 22.4%, and the photothermal conversion performance was increased by 22.2% from ~ 45 to ~ 55 °C.

Keywords

MXene–MoS2 Lubrication toughening EMI shielding Photothermal conversion Electric heating performance
Wang, Jiaen, Wei Ming, Longfu Chen, Tianliang Song, Moxi Yele, Hao Zhang, Long Yang, Gegen Sarula, Benliang Liang, Luting Yan, and Guangsheng Wang. 2024. “MoS2 Lubricate-Toughened MXene/ANF Composites for Multifunctional Electromagnetic Interference Shielding”. Nano-Micro Letters 17 (October):36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01496-0.
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