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Composite phase change materials embedded into cellulose/polyacrylamide/graphene nanosheets/silver nanowire hybrid aerogels simultaneously with effective thermal management and anisotropic electromagnetic interference shielding

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Exploiting an advanced material simultaneously with effective thermal management (TM) and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding capacity is ungently demanded yet challenging for the miniaturized and integrated electronics. Anisotropic networks can be impregnated with phase change materials (PCMs) to fabricate multifunctional shape-stable PCMs (ss-CPCMs) simultaneously with excellent TM and EMI shielding, which is rarely reported. Herein, the anisotropic cellulose/polyacrylamide/graphene nanosheet/silver nanowire (CPGxAy) hybrid aerogels were successfully prepared using directional freeze-drying method, and then utilized as supporting skeletons to embed polyethylene glycol (PEG) via vacuum-assistant impregnation. Profited by the synergistic effect of graphene nanosheets (GNPs) and silver nanowires (AgNWs), the resultant polyethylene glycol@cellulose/polyacrylamide/graphene nanosheet/silver nanowire hybrid aerogel (PEG@CPGxAy) ss-CPCMs exhibit fascinating thermal conductivity (TC) of 0.84 W/m·K (200% increase in comparison with that of pure PEG) and anisotropic average EMI shielding effectiveness (SE) of 71.08 dB along the transverse direction and 35.21 dB along the longitudinal direction, while remaining high melting and crystallization enthalpy efficiency of 93.47% and 93.08%, respectively. In addition, PEG@CPGxAy ss-CPCMs also display great shape stability, thermal stability, and cyclic reusability in the storing/releasing latent heat processes. This investigation sheds new light on designing and fabricating ss-CPCMs with pretty comprehensive properties for TM and EMI shielding of modern electronics.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51963003 and 52263003); Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Projects (No. ZK[2022]Maj019 and [2020]1Z044).

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  1. Department of Polymer Materials and Engineering, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China

    Changmei Wu, Lingjun Zeng, Guojun Chang, Ying Zhou, Kang Yan, Lan Xie & Bai Xue

  2. State Key Laboratory of Public Big Data, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China

    Changmei Wu, Lingjun Zeng, Guojun Chang, Kang Yan, Lan Xie & Bai Xue

  3. National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymer Materials; National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Functional Polymer Membrane Materials and Membrane Processes, Guiyang, 550014, China

    Ying Zhou, Lan Xie & Bai Xue

  4. Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

    Qiang Zheng

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Changmei Wu completed experimental design and characterization, prepared Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, Figs. S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S12, S13, S14, and S15, and Tables S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5, conducted data analysis, and wrote the main original manuscript text; LingJun Zeng prepared Fig. S15a and b; Guojun Chang prepared Fig. 7d1 and e1; Ying Zhou prepared Fig. 3; Kang Yan prepared Fig. 7a–d; Lan Xie guided experimental design, checked the manuscript, corrected the data analysis, and finished the funding acquisition; Bai Xue revised the grammar and expression of the manuscript, updated the formal analysis, and finished the funding acquisition; Qiang Zheng supervised the authenticity of this work. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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The formulas for calculating EMI SE; Schematic rout for synthesizing AgNWs; SEM image of GNPs; Digital photo of AgNW dispersion; Pore size distribution of CPGxAy hybrid aerogels; XRD and FTIR spectra of PEG, CPGxAy hybrid aerogels and PEG@CPGxAy ss-CPCMs; Typical compressive stress-strain curves of CNFs and CNF/PAM hybrid aerogels. SEM images of PEG@CPGxAy ss-CPCMs; Digital photographs of PEG and PEG@CPGxAy ss-CPCMs on the heating stage at different temperatures without/with a load; DSC and phase change parameters of PEG and PEG@CPGxAy ss-CPCMs; TG thermograms of PEG@CPG6A6 before and after 50/100 thermal cycles; TC of PEG@CPGx ss-CPCMs; Electrical conductivity of PEG@CPGxAy ss-CPCMs; The EMI SER and SEA of PEG@CPGxAy ss-CPCMs; Mechanism illustration of EMI shielding for PEG@CPGxAy ss-CPCMs; Theoretical concentration of each component in CPGxAy mixed liquid; PEG loading fraction in PEG@CPGxAy ss-CPCMs; TG properties of PEG and PEG@CPGxAy ss-CPCMs. Comparison of TC enhancement and melting enthalpy efficiency; Comparison of average EMI SET. (DOCX 8487 kb)

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Wu, C., Zeng, L., Chang, G. et al. Composite phase change materials embedded into cellulose/polyacrylamide/graphene nanosheets/silver nanowire hybrid aerogels simultaneously with effective thermal management and anisotropic electromagnetic interference shielding. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 6, 31 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-022-00618-9

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