Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
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AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c13035
Keywords
silver nanowires; cellulose paper; EMI shielding; optical transparency and haze; Joule heating
Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- [52203094]
- [22178208]
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The study presents a novel method to fabricate a transparent cellulose paper (TCP) with high transparency and favorable flexibility by infiltrating cellulose paper with epoxy resin, and constructing a silver nanowire (AgNW) network with high electrical conductivity and optical transmittance on the TCP substrate. Coating a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) layer protects the AgNW network, resulting in a PDMS/AgNWs/TCP composite film with high optical transmittance, good EMI shielding effectiveness, strong mechanical strength, and excellent Joule heating performance.
An optical transparent and hazy film with admirable flexibility, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, and Joule heating performance meeting the requirements of optoelectronic devices is significantly desirable. Herein, a cellulose paper was infiltrated by epoxy resin to fabricate a transparent cellulose paper (TCP) with high transparency, optical haze, and favorable flexibility, owing to effective light scattering and mechanical enhancement of the cellulose network. Moreover, a highly connected silver nanowire (AgNW) network was constructed on the TCP substrate by the spray-coating method and appropriate thermal annealing technique to realize high electrical conductivity and favorable optical transmittance of the composite film at the same time, followed by coating of a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) layer for protection of the AgNW network. The obtained PDMS/AgNWs/TCP composite film features considerable optical transmittance (up to 86.8%) and haze (up to 97.7%), while satisfactory EMI shielding effectiveness (SE) (up to 39.1 dB, 8.2-12.4 GHz) as well as strong mechanical strength (higher than 41 MPa) were achieved. The coated PDMS layer prevented the AgNW network from falling off and ensured the long-term stability of the PDMS/AgNWs/TCP composite film under deformations. In addition, the multifunctional PDMS/AgNWs/TCP composite film also exhibited excellent Joule heating performance with low supplied voltages, rapid response, and sufficient stability. This work demonstrates a novel pathway to improve the performance of multifunctional transparent composite films for future advanced optoelectronic devices.
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