Achieving high joule heating and self-cleaning performance in copper-coated fabrics with excellent microwave shielding

• Published in: Cellulose (London) Vol. 30; no. 9; pp. 5987 - 6000
• Main Authors: Luo, Cheng-Long, Huang, Ming-Lu, Sun, Chang, Zhao, Kun-Yan, Hu, Zongqian, Wang, Ming
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 01.06.2023; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Bends; Bioorganic Chemistry; Cellulose; Ceramics; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Cleaning; Composites; Copper; Copper plating; Cotton; Cotton fabrics; Dopamine; electric potential difference; electrical conductivity; Electrical resistivity; Electromagnetic interference; Electromagnetic shielding; Fabrics; Glass; heat; Heterogeneous structure; Microwave communications; Nanoparticles; Natural Materials; Nonwoven fabrics; Ohmic dissipation; Organic Chemistry; Original Research; Physical Chemistry; Plating; Polydimethylsiloxane; Polymer Sciences; Radiation; Resistance heating; Silver; Sustainable Development; Non-woven cotton fabrics; Copper deposition; Microwave shielding; Self-cleaning; Joule heating

Herein, non-woven cotton fabrics (NWCFs) with excellent microwave shielding, Joule heating and self-cleaning performance were achieved by modifying NWCFs with dopamine, then depositing a thin copper (Cu) layer, and finally coating with a thin polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) layer. Because of the high co...