• 文献标题:   Nature inspired hierarchical structures in nano-cellular epoxy/graphene-Fe3O4 nanocomposites with ultra-efficient EMI and robust mechanical strength
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   FAN X, WANG FC, GAO Q, ZHANG Y, HUANG F, XIAO RL, QIN JB, ZHANG H, SHI XT, ZHANG GC
  • 作者关键词:   epoxy foam, layered nanocellular structure, graphenefe3o4 nanocomposite, electromagnetic interference shielding
  • 出版物名称:   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY
  • ISSN:   1005-0302 EI 1941-1162
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  • 被引频次:   15
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.jmst.2021.06.030
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Hierarchical layered structures, whether in a compact form like nacre or a porous manner like bone, are well known for their combined features of high stiffness, strength, and lightweight, inspiring many man-made materials and structures for high performance applications. The use of nacre/bone like hierarchical structures in polymer nanocomposites can achieve excellent mechanical and functional properties with high filler volume fractions after carefully aligning functional nanofillers, although the fabrication and processing remain a great challenge. In this work, a bio-inspired lightweight nano-cellular epoxy/graphene-Fe3O4 nanocomposite with high nanofiller loading of 75 wt.% was successfully fabricated by combining features from both nacre and bone structures, via a simple compression molding process together with an eco-friendly supercritical CO2 foaming process to achieve robust mechanical strength and excellent electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness (SE) simultaneously. Highly aligned graphene-Fe3O4 nanoplatelets with well controlled nanoscale porous structures (52.6 nm) enabled both low density (1.26 g/cm(3)) and high specific EMI SE >5200 dB/cm(2)/g, as well as preserved tensile strength of 67 MPa. This study provides a sustainable route to fabricate nature mimicked structures with high performance and high flexibility for a wide range of applications, from portable electronics to healthcare devices. (C) 2022 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The editorial office of Journal of Materials Science & Technology.