Cyclic Pulsating Pressure Enhanced Segregating Structuration of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene/Graphene Composites as High-performance Light-Weight EMI Shields

Yun-Zhi Huang; Xiao-Xiao Liu; Lan-Wei Li; Guang-Ming Huang; Zhao-Xia Huang; Jin-Ping Qu

doi:10.1007/s10118-024-3122-8

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Cyclic Pulsating Pressure Enhanced Segregating Structuration of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene/Graphene Composites as High-performance Light-Weight EMI Shields

RESEARCH ARTICLE | Updated：2024-06-26

- Cyclic Pulsating Pressure Enhanced Segregating Structuration of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene/Graphene Composites as High-performance Light-Weight EMI Shields
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 42, Issue 7, Pages: 958-967(2024)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.National Engineering Research Center of Novel Equipment for Polymer Processing; Key Laboratory of Polymer Processing Engineering, Ministry of Education; Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Technique and Equipment for Macromolecular Advanced Manufacturing; School of Mechanical and Automotive Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China
  b.School of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Guangdong Mechanical & Electrical Polytechnic, Guangzhou 510550, China
- Author bio：
  
  mehuangzx@scut.edu.cn
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- DOI：10.1007/s10118-024-3122-8
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- Received：28 January 2024，
  
  Revised：2024-03-27，
  
  Accepted：07 March 2024，
  
  Online First：25 April 2024，
  
  Published：01 July 2024
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Huang, Y. Z.; Liu, X. X.; Li, L. W.; Huang, G. M.; Huang, Z. X.; Qu, J. P. Cyclic pulsating pressure enhanced segregating structuration of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene/graphene composites as high-performance light-weight EMI shields. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2024, 42, 958–967

Yun-Zhi Huang, Xiao-Xiao Liu, Lan-Wei Li, et al. Cyclic Pulsating Pressure Enhanced Segregating Structuration of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene/Graphene Composites as High-performance Light-Weight EMI Shields[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2024, 42(7): 958-967.
Huang, Y. Z.; Liu, X. X.; Li, L. W.; Huang, G. M.; Huang, Z. X.; Qu, J. P. Cyclic pulsating pressure enhanced segregating structuration of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene/graphene composites as high-performance light-weight EMI shields. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2024, 42, 958–967 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-024-3122-8.

Yun-Zhi Huang, Xiao-Xiao Liu, Lan-Wei Li, et al. Cyclic Pulsating Pressure Enhanced Segregating Structuration of Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene/Graphene Composites as High-performance Light-Weight EMI Shields[J]. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science, 2024, 42(7): 958-967. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-024-3122-8.

摘要

We reported a novel technique named as cyclic pulsating pressure enhanced segregating structuration (CPP-SS). CPP-SS can reinforce electrical conductivity (σ) for stronger electromagnetic (EM) reflections or tailoring structure for higher EM resonances. The intrinsic disadvantage of poor mechanical properties of conventional segregated structure composites can be surpassed by CPP-SS. CPP-SS bring us a simple and efficient approach for fabricating high-performance

strong and light-weight polymeric EMI shields.

Abstract

Currently

the enhancement in electromagnetic interference (EMI) performance of polymeric composite generally relies on either improving electrical conductivity (

) for stronger electromagnetic (EM) reflections or tailoring structure for higher EM resonances. Herein

we proposed a novel technique called cyclic pulsating pressure enhanced segregating structuration (CPP-SS)

which can reinforce these two factors simultaneously. The structural information was supplied by optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM)

both of which confirmed the formation and evolution of segregate structured ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE)/graphene composites. Then

the result showed that CPP-SS can significantly improve the

of samples. Ultimately

advanced specific EMI shielding efficiency of 31.1 dB/mm was achieved for UHMWPE/graphene composite at 1-mm thickness and a low graphene loading of 5 wt%. Meanwhile

it also confirmed that the intrinsic disadvantage of poor mechanical properties of conventional segregated structure composites can be surpassed. This work is believed to provide a fundamental understanding of the structural and performance evolutions of segregated structured composites prepared under CPP-SS

and to bring us a simple and efficient approach for fabricating high-performance

strong and light-weight polymeric EMI shields.

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