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Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy of thin and flexible CNT-modified MXene/polymer composites

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Herein, we report terahertz (THz) shielding of flexible MXene (Ti3C2Tx)/MWCNT/PVA polymer composite films by using THz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) in 0.1–2.0 THz frequency range. The polymer composite with 42 µm thickness exhibited an excellent shielding effectiveness of 36 dB at 2 THz which is much higher than most of the reported materials for THz shielding with comparable thickness. The absorption coefficient increases from 100 cm−1 for pristine PVA to ~ 600 cm−1 for 20 wt% MXene/1.5 wt% MWCNT/PVA composite. The high THz shielding of flexible MXene/MWCNT/polymer composite is ascribed to the good electrical conductivity and interfacial synergistic effect of 1D/2D nanostructures that promoted the shielding of electromagnetic waves. Our simple solution casting methodology for fabrication of thin films and subsequent high THz shielding opens possibilities to design MXene-based polymer composites for THz applications.

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This study was supported by SRGP Grant No. 2182 and NRPU Grant No. 10699 from HEC-Pakistan and partially by the KIST School Partnership Project 2021 (SPP-2021).

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  1. National Center for Nanotechnology, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan

    Khadim Hussain, Shoaib Mehboob, Abdul Rehman Khan, Syed Mujtaba-ul-Hassan, Zafar Iqbal, Jamil Ahmad, Mazhar Mehmood & Faisal Shahzad

  2. National Institute of Lasers and Optronics College (NILOP-C), Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Islamabad, Pakistan

    Izhar Ahmad & Muhammad Mumtaz

  3. School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan

    Muhammad Taqi Mehran

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Hussain, K., Mehboob, S., Ahmad, I. et al. Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy of thin and flexible CNT-modified MXene/polymer composites. Appl. Phys. A 127, 382 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00339-021-04525-6

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