Electromagnetic Interference Shielding and Electrothermal Performance of MXene‐Coated Cellulose Hybrid Papers and Fabrics Manufactured by a Facile Scalable Dip‐Dry Coating Process

• Published in: Advanced engineering materials Vol. 23; no. 12
• Main Authors: Kim, Soo-Yeon, Gang, Ha-Eun, Park, Gyu-Tae, Jeon, Ha-Bin, Jeong, Young Gyu
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.12.2021
• Subjects: cellulose hybrid paper and fabrics; dip-dry coating; electromagnetic interference shielding; electrothermal properties; MXene
• ISSN: 1438-1656; 1527-2648
• DOI: 10.1002/adem.202100548

Herein, the electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and electrothermal properties of MXene‐coated cellulose hybrid papers (MCPs) and fabrics (MCFs) with high flexibility and low density, which are manufactured by a dip‐dry coating approach, are reported. For this purpose, MCPs and MCFs are fabricated by dipping cellulose papers and fabrics repeatedly into an aqueous dispersion of MXene. The electron microscopic and X‐ray diffraction data reveal that MXene sheets are coated uniformly on the surfaces of cellulose fibrils and fibers and that their contents increase with the dip‐dry coating cycle. For MCP10 (5.68 wt% MXene) and MCF10 (11.77 wt% MXene), which are manufactured by ten‐time dip‐dry coating cycles, high electrical conductivity of 1.91 and 0.08 S cm−1 are attained, respectively. In addition, MCP10 and MCF10 possess excellent absolute EMI shielding effectiveness (SSEt) of 2198 and 1100 dB cm2 g−1 at 8 GHz, respectively, which is due to the multiple internal reflection and absorption of incident EM waves by conductive and interconnected MXene‐coated cellulose fibrils and fibers. It is also found that MCP1 (0.9 wt% MXene) and MCF1 (1.9 wt% MXene) at one‐time dip‐dry coating cycle show outstanding electrothermal performance in aspects of high saturated temperatures and energy conversion efficiency at low applied voltages. The electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and electrothermal performance of MXene‐coated cellulose hybrid papers and fabrics, which are manufactured by an efficient dip‐dry coating approach, are investigated, considering the structural features and electrical properties. Hybrid papers and fabrics are characterized to have excellent absolute EMI‐shielding effectiveness of ≈2198 and ≈1100 dB cm2 g−1 at 8 GHz, respectively.