Abstract

Highlights

Ti3C2Tx@Fe3O4/CNF aerogels (BTFCA)/epoxy electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding nanocomposites with long-range aligned lamellar structures were prepared by bidirectional freezing, freeze-drying and vacuum-assisted impregnation of epoxy resins.

Successful construction of 3D long-range aligned lamellar structures and electromagnetic synergistic effect could significantly increase the EMI shielding effectiveness and reduce the secondary contamination.

BTFCA/epoxy EMI shielding nanocomposites possessed outstanding EMI shielding effectiveness of 79 dB, and also presented excellent thermal stabilities and mechanical properties.

High‑efficiency electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials are of great importance for electronic equipment reliability, information security and human health. In this work, bidirectional aligned Ti3C2Tx@Fe3O4/CNF aerogels (BTFCA) were firstly assembled by bidirectional freezing and freeze-drying technique, and the BTFCA/epoxy nanocomposites with long-range aligned lamellar structures were then prepared by vacuum-assisted impregnation of epoxy resins. Benefitting from the successful construction of bidirectional aligned three-dimensional conductive networks and electromagnetic synergistic effect, when the mass fraction of Ti3C2Tx and Fe3O4 are 2.96 and 1.48 wt%, BTFCA/epoxy nanocomposites show outstanding EMI shielding effectiveness of 79 dB, about 10 times of that of blended Ti3C2Tx@Fe3O4/epoxy (8 dB) nanocomposites with the same loadings of Ti3C2Tx and Fe3O4. Meantime, the corresponding BTFCA/epoxy nanocomposites also present excellent thermal stability (Theat-resistance index of 198.7 °C) and mechanical properties (storage modulus of 9902.1 MPa, Young's modulus of 4.51 GPa and hardness of 0.34 GPa). Our fabricated BTFCA/epoxy nanocomposites would greatly expand the applications of MXene and epoxy resins in the fields of information security, aerospace and weapon manufacturing, etc.

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Title
Significantly Enhanced Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Performances of Epoxy Nanocomposites with Long-Range Aligned Lamellar Structures
Author
Wang, Lei 1 ; Ma, Zhonglei 2 ; Qiu, Hua 2 ; Zhang, Yali 2 ; Yu, Ze 2 ; Gu, Junwei 2 

 Shaanxi University of Technology, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Catalysis, School of Chemistry & Environment Science, Hanzhong, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.412500.2) (ISNI:0000 0004 1757 2507); Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.440588.5) (ISNI:0000 0001 0307 1240) 
 Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.440588.5) (ISNI:0000 0001 0307 1240) 
Pages
224
Publication year
2022
Publication date
Dec 2022
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
23116706
e-ISSN
21505551
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2890048825
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2022. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.