Issue 38, 2022

3D printing lamellar Ti3C2Tx MXene/graphene hybrid aerogels for enhanced electromagnetic interference shielding performance

Abstract

Two-dimensional (2D) transition-metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes), especially Ti3C2Tx nanosheets, offer high conductivities comparable to metal, and are very promising for fabricating high performance electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials. Due to the weak gelation capability of MXenes, MXene/graphene hybrid aerogels were mostly studied. Among those studied, anisotropic hybrid aerogels showed excellent electrical properties in certain direction due to the intrinsic anisotropic properties of 2D materials. However, the present preparation methods for anisotropic hybrid aerogels lack freedom of geometry, and their electrical performances still have room for improvement. In this study, based on our previous work, the lamellar Ti3C2Tx MXene/graphene hybrid aerogels generated by 3D printing with Ti3C2Tx MXene/graphene oxide (GO) water–TBA dispersions demonstrated enhanced conductivity and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding performance. The addition of MXene deeply influenced the lamellar structure of the hybrid aerogels, and made the structure more ordered than that in the 3D printed lamellar graphene aerogels. The printed lamellar MXene/graphene hybrid aerogels achieved a maximum electrical conductivity of 1236 S m−1. The highest EMI shielding efficiency (EMI SE) of the hybrid aerogels was up to 86.9 dB, while the absolute shielding effectiveness (SSE/t) was up to 25 078.1 dB cm2 g−1 at 12.4 GHz. These values are higher than those of most reported anisotropic MXene-based nanocomposite aerogels.

Graphical abstract: 3D printing lamellar Ti3C2Tx MXene/graphene hybrid aerogels for enhanced electromagnetic interference shielding performance

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 May 2022
Accepted
15 Aug 2022
First published
01 Sep 2022
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

RSC Adv., 2022,12, 24980-24987

3D printing lamellar Ti3C2Tx MXene/graphene hybrid aerogels for enhanced electromagnetic interference shielding performance

T. Hua, H. Guo, J. Qin, Q. Wu, L. Li and B. Qian, RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 24980 DOI: 10.1039/D2RA02951K

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