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Vol. 13 (2021)

Ultrathin, Lightweight, and Flexible CNT Buckypaper Enhanced Using MXenes for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00597-4
Rongliang Yang
State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People’s Republic of China
Xuchun Gui
State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People’s Republic of China
Li Yao
Science and Technology on Thermostructural Composite Materials Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China
Qingmei Hu
State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People’s Republic of China
Leilei Yang
State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People’s Republic of China
Hao Zhang
Instrumental Analysis and Research Center (IARC), Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, People’s Republic of China
Yongtao Yao
National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Advanced Composites in Special Environments, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, People’s Republic of China
Hui Mei
Science and Technology on Thermostructural Composite Materials Laboratory, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an 710072, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China
Zikang Tang
Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering, University of Macau, Taipa 999078, Macau, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Hui Mei

phdhuimei@yahoo.com

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 13 (2021), Article Number: 66

Abstract

Lightweight, flexibility, and low thickness are urgent requirements for next-generation high-performance electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials for catering to the demand for smart and wearable electronic devices. Although several efforts have focused on constructing porous and flexible conductive films or aerogels, few studies have achieved a balance in terms of density, thickness, flexibility, and EMI shielding effectiveness (SE). Herein, an ultrathin, lightweight, and flexible carbon nanotube (CNT) buckypaper enhanced using MXenes (Ti3C2Tx) for high-performance EMI shielding is synthesized through a facile electrophoretic deposition process. The obtained Ti3C2Tx@CNT hybrid buckypaper exhibits an outstanding EMI SE of 60.5 dB in the X-band at 100 μm. The hybrid buckypaper with an MXene content of 49.4 wt% exhibits an EMI SE of 50.4 dB in the X-band with a thickness of only 15 μm, which is 105% higher than that of pristine CNT buckypaper. Furthermore, an average specific SE value of 5.7 × 104 dB cm2 g−1 is exhibited in the 5-μm hybrid buckypaper. Thus, this assembly process proves promising for the construction of ultrathin, flexible, and high-performance EMI shielding films for application in electronic devices and wireless communications.


Highlights:


1 Ultrathin, lightweight, and flexible carbon nanotube buckypaper enhanced using MXenes (Ti3C2Tx) for high-performance electromagnetic interference shielding is synthesized through facile electrophoretic deposition.
2 The obtained Ti3C2Tx@CNT hybrid buckypaper demonstrates outstanding EMI shielding effectiveness of 60.5 dB in the X-band at 100 μm and a specific SE value of 5.7 × 104 dB cm2 g−1 at 5 μm.

Keywords

Carbon nanotube MXene Buckypaper Electromagnetic interference shielding
Yang, Rongliang, Xuchun Gui, Li Yao, Qingmei Hu, Leilei Yang, Hao Zhang, Yongtao Yao, Hui Mei, and Zikang Tang. 2021. “Ultrathin, Lightweight, and Flexible CNT Buckypaper Enhanced Using MXenes for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding”. Nano-Micro Letters 13 (February):66. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00597-4.
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