Abstract
MXene films promise potential electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials, but poor scalable processability, environmental instability, and weak mechanical properties severely restrict their applications. Herein, we engineer the large-area, high-performance, and compact nacre-like MXene-based composite films through cooperative co-assembly of Ti 3 C 2 T X MXene and reduced graphene oxide (rGO) in the presence of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The resulting MXene-rGO-PVA composite films benefit from enhanced bonding strength and extra chain bridging effect of linear PVA molecules enriched with hydroxyl groups. Therefore, the composite film achieves high tensile strength (∼238 MPa) and toughness (∼1.72 MJ m −3 ) while having high conductivity of ∼32 S cm −1 . A significant EMI shielding effectiveness (41.35 dB) is also demonstrated, with an excellent absolute shielding effectiveness of ∼20,200 dB cm 2 g −1 at only 12-μm thickness. Moreover, due to the synergistic effect of multiple components, the composite films maintain a stable EMI shielding performance in harsh environments (sonication, hot/cold annealing, and acid solution) with mechanical properties that fluctuate only within 10% compared to the original film. More importantly, commercial polyethylene terephthalate release liner can be applied for the film coating, facilitating continuous roll-to-roll production of large-area films and future applications.
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