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Super-Tough and Environmentally Stable Aramid. Nanofiber@MXene Coaxial Fibers with Outstanding Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Efficiency

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00853-1
Liu‑Xin Liu
State Key Laboratory of Organic‑Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
Wei Chen
State Key Laboratory of Organic‑Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
Hao‑Bin Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Organic‑Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
Lvxuan Ye
State Key Laboratory of Organic‑Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
Zhenguo Wang
State Key Laboratory of Organic‑Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
Yu Zhang
Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
Peng Min
State Key Laboratory of Organic‑Inorganic Composites, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China
Zhong‑Zhen Yu
Beijing Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Polymer Composites, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing 100029, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Zhong‑Zhen Yu

yuzz@mail.buct.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 14 (2022), Article Number: 111

Abstract

Although electrically conductive and hydrophilic MXene sheets are promising for multifunctional fibers and electronic textiles, it is still a challenge to simultaneously enhance both conductivity and mechanical properties of MXene fibers because of the high rigidity of MXene sheets and insufficient inter-sheet interactions. Herein, we demonstrate a core–shell wet-spinning methodology for fabricating highly conductive, super-tough, ultra-strong, and environmentally stable Ti3C2Tx MXene-based core–shell fibers with conductive MXene cores and tough aramid nanofiber (ANF) shells. The highly orientated and low-defect structure endows the ANF@MXene core–shell fiber with super-toughness of ~ 48.1 MJ m−3, high strength of ~ 502.9 MPa, and high conductivity of ~ 3.0 × 105 S m−1. The super-tough and conductive ANF@MXene fibers can be woven into textiles, exhibiting an excellent electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding efficiency of 83.4 dB at a small thickness of 213 μm. Importantly, the protection of the ANF shells provides the fibers with satisfactory cyclic stability under dynamic stretching and bending, and excellent resistance to acid, alkali, seawater, cryogenic and high temperatures, and fire. The oxidation resistance of the fibers is demonstrated by their well-maintained EMI shielding performances. The multifunctional core–shell fibers would be highly promising in the fields of EMI shielding textiles, wearable electronics and aerospace.


Highlights:


1 Super-tough and ultra-strong ANF@MXene fibers are wet-spun by a coaxial technique.
2 High toughness of ~ 48.1 MJ m−3 and strength of ~ 502.9 MPa are achieved.
3 The fibers exhibit superb chemical stability under extreme environmental conditions.

Keywords

Core–shell fibers MXene sheets Electromagnetic interference shielding Aramid nanofibers Super-toughness
Liu, Liu‑Xin, Wei Chen, Hao‑Bin Zhang, Lvxuan Ye, Zhenguo Wang, Yu Zhang, Peng Min, and Zhong‑Zhen Yu. 2022. “Super-Tough and Environmentally Stable Aramid. Nanofiber@MXene Coaxial Fibers With Outstanding Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Efficiency”. Nano-Micro Letters 14 (April):111. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00853-1.
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