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Vol. 14 (2022)

Printable Aligned Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Film with Outstanding Thermal Conductivity and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Performance

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00883-9
Zhihui Zeng
Key Laboratory for Liquid‑Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Shandong, Jinan 250061, People’s Republic of China
Gang Wang
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Brendan F. Wolan
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA
Na Wu
Department of Chemistry, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETH Zürich), 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Changxian Wang
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
Shanyu Zhao
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überland Strasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Shengying Yue
Institute for Advanced Technology, Shandong University, Jinan 250061, People’s Republic of China
Bin Li
Key Laboratory for Liquid‑Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Shandong, Jinan 250061, People’s Republic of China
Weidong He
Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology, Überland Strasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
Jiurong Liu
Key Laboratory for Liquid‑Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Shandong, Jinan 250061, People’s Republic of China
Joseph W. Lyding
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA

Corresponding Author: Joseph W. Lyding

lyding@illinois.edu

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 14 (2022), Article Number: 179

Abstract

Ultrathin, lightweight, and flexible aligned single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) films are fabricated by a facile, environmentally friendly, and scalable printing methodology. The aligned pattern and outstanding intrinsic properties render “metal-like” thermal conductivity of the SWCNT films, as well as excellent mechanical strength, flexibility, and hydrophobicity. Further, the aligned cellular microstructure promotes the electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding ability of the SWCNTs, leading to excellent shielding effectiveness (SE) of ~ 39 to 90 dB despite a density of only ~ 0.6 g cm−3 at thicknesses of merely 1.5–24 µm, respectively. An ultrahigh thickness-specific SE of 25 693 dB mm−1 and an unprecedented normalized specific SE of 428 222 dB cm2 g−1 are accomplished by the freestanding SWCNT films, significantly surpassing previously reported shielding materials. In addition to an EMI SE greater than 54 dB in an ultra-broadband frequency range of around 400 GHz, the films demonstrate excellent EMI shielding stability and reliability when subjected to mechanical deformation, chemical (acid/alkali/organic solvent) corrosion, and high-/low-temperature environments. The novel printed SWCNT films offer significant potential for practical applications in the aerospace, defense, precision components, and smart wearable electronics industries.


Highlights:


1 Ultrathin, lightweight, and ultraflexible aligned single-walled carbon nanotube (SWCNT) films were fabricated via a facile, environmentally friendly, and scalable printing methodology.
2 The aligned pattern and outstanding intrinsic properties of SWCNTs rendered “metal-like” thermal conductivity, excellent mechanical strength, hydrophobicity, and remarkable electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding performance of the films.
3 The excellent EMI shielding stability and reliability when subjected to mechanical deformation, chemical corrosion, and extreme environments demonstrated the significant potential of the films in aerospace, defense, and smart wearable electronics.

Keywords

Aligned film Single-walled carbon nanotube Lightweight Flexible Thermal conductivity Electromagnetic interference shielding
Zeng, Zhihui, Gang Wang, Brendan F. Wolan, Na Wu, Changxian Wang, Shanyu Zhao, Shengying Yue, Bin Li, Weidong He, Jiurong Liu, and Joseph W. Lyding. 2022. “Printable Aligned Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Film With Outstanding Thermal Conductivity and Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Performance”. Nano-Micro Letters 14 (September):179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00883-9.
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