Facile Design of Flexible, Strong, and Highly Conductive MXene‐Based Composite Films for Multifunctional Applications

Beibei Wang, Weiye Zhang, Chenhuan Lai, Yi Liu*, Hongwu Guo*, Daihui Zhang*, Zhanhu Guo

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Abstract

Strong, conductive, and flexible materials with improving ion accessibility have attracted significant attention in electromagnetic interference (EMI) and foldable wearable electronics. However, it still remains a great challenge to realize high performance at the same time for both properties. Herein, a microscale structural design combined with nanostructures strategy to fabricate TOCNF(F)/Ti 3C 2T x(M)@AgNW(A) composite films via a facile vacuum filtration process followed by hot pressing (TOCNF = TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofibrils, NW = nanowires) is described. The comparison reveals that different microscale structures can significantly influence the properties of thin films, especially their electrochemical properties. Impressively, the ultrathin MA/F/MA film with enhanced layer in the middle exhibits an excellent tensile strength of 107.9 MPa, an outstanding electrical conductivity of 8.4 × 10 6 S m −1, and a high SSE/t of 26 014.52 dB cm 2 g −1. The assembled asymmetric MA/F/MA//TOCNF@CNT (carbon nanotubes) supercapacitor leads to a significantly high areal energy density of 49.08 µWh cm −2 at a power density of 777.26 µW cm −2. This study proposes an effective strategy to circumvent the trade-off between EMI performance and electrochemical properties, providing an inspiration for the fabrication of multifunctional films for a wide variety of applications in aerospace, national defense, precision instruments, and next-generation electronics.

Original languageEnglish
Article number2302335
Number of pages14
JournalSmall
Volume19
Issue number52
Early online date3 Sept 2023
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 27 Dec 2023

Keywords

  • MXene
  • cellulose nanofibers
  • electromagnetic interference shielding
  • energy storage
  • silver-nanowires
  • structural design

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