Recent Advances in Design Strategies and Multifunctionality of Flexible Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Materials

With rapid development of 5G communication technologies,electromagnetic interference(EMI)shielding for electronic devices has become an urgent demand in recent years,where the development of corresponding EMI shielding materials against detrimental electromagnetic radiation plays an essential role.Meanwhile,the EMI shielding materials with high flexibility and functional integrity are highly demanded for emerging shielding applications.Hitherto,a variety of flexible EMI shielding materials with lightweight and multifunctionalities have been developed.In this review,we not only introduce the recent development of flexible EMI shielding materials,but also elaborate the EMI shielding mechanisms and the index for"green EMI shielding"performance.In addition,the construction strategies for sophisticated multifunctionalities of flexible shielding materials are summarized.Finally,we propose several possible research directions for flexible EMI shielding materials in near future,which could be inspirational to the fast-growing next-generation flexible electronic devices with reliable and multipurpose protections as offered by EMI shielding materials.

Engineering flexible and green electromagnetic interference shielding materials with high performance through modulating WS_(2) nanosheets on carbon fibers

Flexible and wearable electromagnetic interference(EMI)shielding material is one of the current research focuses in the field of EMI shielding.In this work,for the first time,WS_(2)-carbon fiber(WS_(2)-CF)composites are synthesized by implanting WS_(2),which has a multiphase structure and a large number of defects,onto the surface of carbon fiber(CF)by using a simple one-step hydrothermal method,and are applied to protect electronic devices from EMI.It is found that the EMI shielding performance of WS_(2)-CF is significantly improved,especially for those at Se and C-bands.At 2 GHz,the EMI shielding efficiency could reach 36.0 dB at a typical thickness of 3.00 mm of the composite,which is much better than that of pure CF(25.5 dB).Besides paving a novel avenue to optimize the electromagnetic shielding performance of flexible and wearable CF-based EMI shielding materials,which have great potential in the practical application for EMI shielding,this work provides a new paradigm for the design and synthesis of EMI shielding materials which have a broad application prospect.