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Constructing nickel chain/MXene networks in melamine foam towards phase change materials for thermal energy management and absorption-dominated electromagnetic interference shielding

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Phase change materials (PCMs) are ideal for thermal management in miniaturized and integrated electronic devices. However, developing PCMs with efficient thermal management and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding has remained a challenge to keep up with the rapid evolution of precision electronics. Herein, melamine foam (MF) was used as a template to build a continuous thermal/conductive network by dip-coating magnetized nickel (Ni)/MXene (NiM), and then, polyethylene glycol (PEG) was encapsulated into porous NiM/MF hybrid sponge via vacuum impregnation method. With the synergistic effect of magnetic Ni chain and highly conductive MXene, the obtained NiM/PCM achieve suitable thermal conductivity (0.39 W/mk), high electrical conductivity (76.3 S/m), and excellent EMI shielding effectiveness (34.6 dB). In addition, the NiM/PCM endows outstanding thermal stability, durability, and high latent heat storage capabilities. This work provides new ideas and insights for the EMI shielding and temperature protection of future microelectronic devices.

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This work is funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51803190), 111 project (D18023) and National Key R&D Program of China (2019YFA0706802), and Taif University Researchers Supporting Project (TURSP-2020/47).

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  1. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Key Laboratory of Advanced Material Processing & Mold (Ministry of Education), National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450002, China

    Haoran Cheng, Linlong Xing, Yang Zuo, Yamin Pan, Chuntai Liu, Changyu Shen & Xianhu Liu

  2. Beijing Spacecrafts Co., Ltd. 100094, Beijing, China

    Yang Zuo

  3. College of Materials Science and Engineering, Taiyuan University of Science and Technology, Taiyuan, 030024, China

    Mina Huang

  4. Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Taif University, P.O. Box 11099, Taif, 21944, Saudi Arabia

    A. Alhadhrami & Mohamed M. Ibrahim

  5. Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, 11884, Egypt

    Zeinhom M. El-Bahy

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Cheng, H., Xing, L., Zuo, Y. et al. Constructing nickel chain/MXene networks in melamine foam towards phase change materials for thermal energy management and absorption-dominated electromagnetic interference shielding. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 5, 755–765 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-022-00487-2

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