Highly stretchable polymer composite with strain‐enhanced electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness

B Yao, W Hong, T Chen, Z Han, X Xu, R Hu… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
B Yao, W Hong, T Chen, Z Han, X Xu, R Hu, J Hao, C Li, H Li, SE Perini, MT Lanagan
Advanced Materials, 2020Wiley Online Library
Polymer composites with electrically conductive fillers have been developed as
mechanically flexible, easily processable electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding
materials. Although there are a few elastomeric composites with nanostructured silvers and
carbon nanotubes showing moderate stretchability, their EMI shielding effectiveness (SE)
deteriorates consistently with stretching. Here, a highly stretchable polymer composite
embedded with a three‐dimensional (3D) liquid‐metal (LM) network exhibiting substantial …
Abstract
Polymer composites with electrically conductive fillers have been developed as mechanically flexible, easily processable electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials. Although there are a few elastomeric composites with nanostructured silvers and carbon nanotubes showing moderate stretchability, their EMI shielding effectiveness (SE) deteriorates consistently with stretching. Here, a highly stretchable polymer composite embedded with a three‐dimensional (3D) liquid‐metal (LM) network exhibiting substantial increases of EMI SE when stretched is reported, which matches the EMI SE of metallic plates over an exceptionally broad frequency range of 2.65–40 GHz. The electrical conductivities achieved in the 3D LM composite are among the state‐of‐the‐art in stretchable conductors under large mechanical deformations. With skin‐like elastic compliance and toughness, the material provides a route to meet the demands for emerging soft and human‐friendly electronics.
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