Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials with stretchability are important for developing wearable and flexible appliances. Herein, lithium bis(trifloromethanesulfonyl)imide (Li-TFSI)-doped poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) and carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSB) latex are used to prepare stretchable EMI shielding composite films of 0.2 mm in thickness. In these films, the doped PEDOT:PSS nanoparticles form tenuous conductive pathways between the hexagonally packed latex particles, resulting in higher EMI shielding efficiency (EMI SE) compared with the films containing traditional dopant ethylene glycol. For the purpose of stretchable EMI shielding, the films containing 6 wt % PEDOT:PSS and 6 wt % Li-TFSI demonstrate EMI SE of 50 and 30 dB (12.4 GHz) at 0 and 100% strains, respectively, being the highest values among the reported shielding composites except for those using liquid metal as the filler. The investigation also provides a simple and environmentally friendly preparation method being highlighted for the development of lightweight stretchable EMI shielding materials for applications in flexible electronics in the near future.
Engineered rubber vulcanizates may contain a low content of short fibers and a high content of nanoparticles while the effects of the different fillers on the softening behavior are not yet explored. Herein, influences of carbon black (CB) and short aramid fiber (AF) on the Payne and Mullins effects of natural rubber composites are investigated for the first time by creating master curves of dynamic modulus or dissipation energy with respect to the straining responses of the matrix. It is revealed that the composite vulcanizates demonstrate the Payne effect characterized by decay of storage modulus, weak overshoot of loss modulus, and very weak high-order harmonics; this effect is mainly dominated by the rubber matrix experiencing microscopic strain amplitude enlarged by the filler. The composite vulcanizates exhibit the Mullins effect that becomes increasingly marked with increasing filler loading and is partially recovered by thermal annealing at relatively high temperatures. The energy dissipation during cyclic tensions is rooted in the viscoelastic deformation of the matrix and the filler-rubber interfacial debonding. The former is marked at room temperature where the rubber phase undergoes a crystallization-melting process during loading-unloading. The latter being marked in the presence of a small content of AF causes yieldinglike deformation for the virgin composites at low tensile strains, and its contribution to the softening is not recoverable during thermal annealing. The results show that the viscoelastic matrix is of importance in controlling the softening of the composite vulcanizates, which will be of guiding significance to conduct research studies on high-performance rubber composites products.
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