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Ti3C2Tx MXene/Silver Composite Foams For Lightweight, High-Performance Electromagnetic Interference Shielding and Joule Heating

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Abdullah A. Mahmood
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Mingxuan Li
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Vahid Rad
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Mehdi Zarei
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Chen-Yu Yeh
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Masoud Soroush
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Guangyong Li
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Paul W. Leu *
DOI:10.1002/admi.70564delete
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Thin, lightweight materials that combine high electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding with multifunctional performance are growing in demand for wearables, the internet of things, and soft robotics. Here, we report 1.0 mm-thick composite films based on etched melamine foam (EMF) coated with Ti 3 C 2 T x ${\rm Ti}_3{\rm C}_2{\rm T}_x$ MXene that deliver a specific shielding efficiency (SSE) of 749.6 dB · cm 3 $\textrm {dB}\cdot{\rm cm}^3$ /g and an average shielding efficiency (SE) of 44.4 dB across 8–18 GHz. By incorporating a silver (Ag)-based ink into the foam before MXene coating, the resulting MXene/Ag/EMF films achieve an average SE of 81.4 dB with an SSE of 212.5 dB · cm 3 $\textrm {dB}\cdot{\rm cm}^3$ /g. Beyond EMI performance, these composites maintain stable function up to 250 ∘ C $^\circ{\rm C}$ and endure over 1,000 bending cycles without loss of shielding effectiveness. MXene/Ag/EMF films also exhibit rapid Joule heating– reaching 160 ∘ C $^\circ{\rm C}$ under 0.8 V bias and cooling back to 20 ∘ C $^\circ{\rm C}$ in 90 s, highlighting its high thermal conductivity. Such a combination of lightweight structure, excellent shielding, thermal stability, and mechanical resilience makes these films attractive for applications in aerospace, medical devices, and next-generation communication systems.
Keywords:
composite foam
electromagnetic interference
EMI shielding
Joule heating
MXene

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