Abstract

Highlights

A stretchable, transparent, and ultra-broadband (0.1–10 THz) terahertz shielding MXene (Ti3C2Tx) film has been fabricated by a structure engineering strategy.

Theoretical calculations indicate that the wrinkled structure enhances the film's conductivity and surface plasmon resonances, resulting in an improved THz wave absorption.

The wrinkled MXene films exhibit superb conformability to surfaces with random curvatures, and can be used as a shielding film for THz imaging.

With the increasing demand for terahertz (THz) technology in security inspection, medical imaging, and flexible electronics, there is a significant need for stretchable and transparent THz electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials. Existing EMI shielding materials, like opaque metals and carbon-based films, face challenges in achieving both high transparency and high shielding efficiency (SE). Here, a wrinkled structure strategy was proposed to construct ultra-thin, stretchable, and transparent terahertz shielding MXene films, which possesses both isotropous wrinkles (height about 50 nm) and periodic wrinkles (height about 500 nm). Compared to flat film, the wrinkled MXene film (8 nm) demonstrates a remarkable 36.5% increase in SE within the THz band. The wrinkled MXene film exhibits an EMI SE of 21.1 dB at the thickness of 100 nm, and an average EMI SE/t of 700 dB μm−1 over the 0.1–10 THz. Theoretical calculations suggest that the wrinkled structure enhances the film's conductivity and surface plasmon resonances, resulting in an improved THz wave absorption. Additionally, the wrinkled structure enhances the MXene films' stretchability and stability. After bending and stretching (at 30% strain) cycles, the average THz transmittance of the wrinkled film is only 0.5% and 2.4%, respectively. The outstanding performances of the wrinkled MXene film make it a promising THz electromagnetic shielding materials for future smart windows and wearable electronics.

Details

Title
Stretchable, Transparent, and Ultra-Broadband Terahertz Shielding Thin Films Based on Wrinkled MXene Architectures
Author
Yang, Shaodian 1 ; Lin, Zhiqiang 2 ; Wang, Ximiao 3 ; Huang, Junhua 1 ; Yang, Rongliang 1 ; Chen, Zibo 1 ; Jia, Yi 4 ; Zeng, Zhiping 5 ; Cao, Zhaolong 3 ; Zhu, Hongjia 3 ; Hu, Yougen 2 ; Li, Enen 6 ; Chen, Huanjun 3 ; Wang, Tianwu 6 ; Deng, Shaozhi 3 ; Gui, Xuchun 1 

 Sun Yat-Sen University, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.12981.33) (ISNI:0000 0001 2360 039X) 
 Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Electronic Materials, Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Key Laboratory of Materials for Integrated Circuits, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.458489.c) (ISNI:0000 0001 0483 7922) 
 Sun Yat-Sen University, State Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Materials and Technologies, School of Electronics and Information Technology, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.12981.33) (ISNI:0000 0001 2360 039X); Guangdong Province Key Laboratory of Display Material and Technology, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.12981.33) 
 China Academy of Aerospace Science and Innovation, Beijing, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.12981.33) 
 Sun Yat-Sen University, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.12981.33) (ISNI:0000 0001 2360 039X) 
 GBA Branch of Aerospace Information Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.9227.e) (ISNI:0000 0001 1957 3309); University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, School of Electronic, Electrical and Communication Engineering, Beijing, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.410726.6) (ISNI:0000 0004 1797 8419); Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Terahertz Quantum Electromagnetics, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China (GRID:grid.484195.5) 
Pages
165
Publication year
2024
Publication date
Dec 2024
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
23116706
e-ISSN
21505551
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3030961193
Copyright
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