Journal
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Volume 135, Issue -, Pages 213-220Publisher
JOURNAL MATER SCI TECHNOL
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmst.2022.06.046
Keywords
MXene inks; Aerogels; Electromagnetic interference shielding; Direct ink writing; Joule heating
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In this study, an aqueous MXene/sodium alginate ink was used to print aerogel meshes with customized geometries using a direct ink writing approach. The printed aerogel meshes were reinforced by an ion-enhanced strategy, resulting in excellent EMI shielding performance, electrical conductivity, and mechanical properties. Additionally, the printed aerogel meshes can function as a Joule heater, achieving a wide temperature range.
Although MXene sheets possess high electrical conductivity and rich surface chemistry and are well suitable for fabricating electrically conductive nanocomposites for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding applications, it remains challenging for MXene nanocomposites to achieve tunable EMI shielding performances and customized geometries. Herein, an aqueous MXene/sodium alginate ink is developed to print aerogel meshes with customized geometries using a direct ink writing approach. An ion-enhanced strategy is proposed to reinforce the printed aerogel meshes by multi-level cross-linking. The resultant 3D printed aerogel mesh exhibits an ultrahigh electrical conductivity of 2.85 x10(3) S m(-1), outstanding mechanical properties, and excellent structural stability in wet environment. More importantly, a wide range of tunable EMI shielding efficiencies from 45 to 100 dB is achieved by the structural design of the 3D printed ion-enhanced MXene/sodium alginate aerogel meshes. As a Joule heater, in addition, the printed aerogel meshes can achieve a wide temperature range of 40-135 degrees C at low driving voltages. This work demonstrates a direct ink writing approach for the fabrication of ion-enhanced MXene/sodium alginate aerogel meshes with tunable EMI shielding properties and multi-functionalities for applications in many scenarios. (C) 2022 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The editorial office of Journal of Materials Science & Technology.
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