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Vol. 14 (2022)

Interconnected MXene/Graphene Network Constructed by Soft Template for Multi-Performance Improvement of Polymer Composites

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00877-7
Liyuan Jin
Research Center of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, People’s Republic of China
Wenjing Cao
Research Center of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, People’s Republic of China
Pei Wang
Research Center of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, People’s Republic of China
Na Song
Research Center of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, People’s Republic of China
Peng Ding
Research Center of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, College of Sciences, Shanghai University, 99 Shangda Road, Shanghai 200444, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Peng Ding

dingpeng@shu.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 14 (2022), Article Number: 133

Abstract

The multi-functionalization of polymer composites refers to the ability to connect multiple properties through simple structural design and simultaneously achieve multi-performance optimization. The large-scale design and mass production to realize the reasonable structure design of multifunctional polymer composites are urgently remaining challenges. Herein, the multifunctional MXene/graphene/polymer composites with three-dimensional thermally and electrically conductive network structures are fabricated via the utilization of the microstructure of the soft template, and a facile dispersion dip-coating approach. As a result, the polymer composites have a multi-performance improvement. At the MXene and graphene content of 18.7 wt%, the superior through-plane thermal conductivity of polymer composite is 2.44 W m−1 K−1, which is 1118% higher than that of the polymer matrix. The electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness of the sample reaches 43.3 dB in the range of X-band. And the mechanical property of the sample has advanced 4 times compared with the polymer matrix. The excellent EMI shielding and thermal management performance, along with the effortless and easy-to-scalable producing techniques, imply promising perspectives of the polymer composites in the next-generation smart electronic devices.


Highlights:


1 Interconnected MXene/graphene networks are constructed by soft template through a facile dispersion dip-coating approach for multi-performance improvement of polymer composites.
2 The superior through-plane thermal conductivity, electromagnetic interference shielding, and mechanical property performance of polymer composites are achieved.
3 The polymer composites obtained improve phase change and thermomechanical properties, which provided the possibility for the application in variable temperature environments.

Keywords

Structural design MXene/graphene network Soft-template Thermal conductivity Electromagnetic interference shielding
Jin, Liyuan, Wenjing Cao, Pei Wang, Na Song, and Peng Ding. 2022. “Interconnected MXene/Graphene Network Constructed by Soft Template for Multi-Performance Improvement of Polymer Composites”. Nano-Micro Letters 14 (June):133. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00877-7.
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