In this study,flexible and highly conductive composite rubber at low filler content was successfully prepared through polydopamine-assisted electroless silver plating plus mechanical mixing.Firstly,carbon fibers(CF)we...In this study,flexible and highly conductive composite rubber at low filler content was successfully prepared through polydopamine-assisted electroless silver plating plus mechanical mixing.Firstly,carbon fibers(CF)were activated by polydopamine(PDA)to improve the surface activity by self-polymerization reaction.Next,because of the metal chelating ability of PDA,silver layer was firmly deposited on the surface of CF through a facile electroless silver plating method.Finally,flexible silver-plated carbon fibers(Ag/pCF)silicone rubber composites prepared by mechanical mixing.By using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)and X-ray diffraction(XRD),the chemical composition and crystal structure of Ag/pCF were examined,and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)was used to assess the surface morphology of the Ag/pCF.The results showed that a uniform and dense silver layer was formed on the surface of the CF,and the conductivity of the Ag/pCF could reach 7885 S/cm.It was noteworthy that the composite rubber filled with only 45 phr Ag/pCF had a high electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness(100 dB)due to the low density and high aspect ratio of Ag/pCF.The composite rubber has excellent potential for application in the field of electromagnetic interference shielding.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51833002).
文摘In this study,flexible and highly conductive composite rubber at low filler content was successfully prepared through polydopamine-assisted electroless silver plating plus mechanical mixing.Firstly,carbon fibers(CF)were activated by polydopamine(PDA)to improve the surface activity by self-polymerization reaction.Next,because of the metal chelating ability of PDA,silver layer was firmly deposited on the surface of CF through a facile electroless silver plating method.Finally,flexible silver-plated carbon fibers(Ag/pCF)silicone rubber composites prepared by mechanical mixing.By using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS)and X-ray diffraction(XRD),the chemical composition and crystal structure of Ag/pCF were examined,and scanning electron microscopy(SEM)was used to assess the surface morphology of the Ag/pCF.The results showed that a uniform and dense silver layer was formed on the surface of the CF,and the conductivity of the Ag/pCF could reach 7885 S/cm.It was noteworthy that the composite rubber filled with only 45 phr Ag/pCF had a high electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness(100 dB)due to the low density and high aspect ratio of Ag/pCF.The composite rubber has excellent potential for application in the field of electromagnetic interference shielding.
