2D MXenes for Electromagnetic Shielding: A Review

  • Aamir Iqbal
  • , Pradeep Sambyal
  • , Chong Min Koo*
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    Since the first report on electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding of 2D Ti3C2Tx in 2016, MXenes have captured the leadership position among lightweight shielding materials due to many advantages, including their excellent shielding performance, outstanding metallic conductivity, low density, large specific surface area, tunable surface chemistry, and solution processability. MXenes triggered a huge interest in the materials research community, leading to over 100 reported publications on MXenes' EMI shielding within 3 years. Many MXenes composites and hybrids in different structural forms, such as compact and laminate structures, layer-by-layer assemblies, porous foams and aerogels, and segregated structures, have been explored to further improve the intrinsic EMI shielding properties of MXenes. This article comprehensively reviews the recent advancements in MXene-based EMI shielding materials with different structural morphologies and provides an insight into future challenges and guidelines for finding material solutions for the next-generation shielding applications.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number2000883
    JournalAdvanced Functional Materials
    Volume30
    Issue number47
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    A.I. and P.S. contributed equally to this work. This work was supported by a grant from the Basic Science Research Program (2017R1A2B3006469) through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the Fundamental R&D Program (10077545) for Core Technology of Materials and the Industrial Strategic Technology Development Program funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, and Construction Technology Research Project (19SCIP-B146646-02) funded by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Republic of Korea. C.M.K. also acknowledges KIST and KU-KIST internal programs.

    Funding Information:
    A.I. and P.S. contributed equally to this work. This work was supported by a grant from the Basic Science Research Program (2017R1A2B3006469) through the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning, the Fundamental R&D Program (10077545) for Core Technology of Materials and the Industrial Strategic Technology Development Program funded by the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, and Construction Technology Research Project (19SCIP‐B146646‐02) funded by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, Republic of Korea. C.M.K. also acknowledges KIST and KU‐KIST internal programs.

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

    Copyright:
    Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.

    Keywords

    • MXenes
    • electromagnetic interference shielding
    • internal scattering
    • shielding mechanisms
    • structure design

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Chemistry
    • General Materials Science
    • Condensed Matter Physics

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