Issue 13, 2025

Fabrication of a tunable mesoporous polypyrrole/MXene composite with a sandwich structure for enhancing electromagnetic wave absorption performance

Abstract

As wireless communication technologies and electronic devices continue to advance quickly, electromagnetic waves (EMWs) have a serious impact on equipment interference and human health. The development of new materials for EMW absorption and shielding is crucial to mitigate electromagnetic (EM) interference. In this study, a unique strategy was implemented for developing a mesoporous polypyrrole/MXene (mPM) composite. The mPM composite was prepared by a molecular synergistic self-assembly method using spherical block copolymer micelles as templating agents to regulate mesopores. The effects of the polypyrrole/MXene ratio and pore size on the EMWs absorption performance of composites were systematically investigated. The mPM composite formed by MXene and polypyrrole exhibits a well-developed porous structure and conductive network, significantly enhancing dielectric loss. The rich mesoporous structures and the multi-layer heterogeneous interfaces can improve the interface polarization, realize multiple reflections, and enhance the EMWs absorption performance of the mPM. The mPM-1 composite, prepared using the PS100-b-PEO114 template, achieved a reflection loss (RL) of −67.82 dB at an MXene to polypyrrole ratio of 1 with a matching thickness of 1.37 mm. Its effective absorption bandwidth (EBW) was 3.68 GHz (ranging from 14.16 to 17.84 GHz) with a matching thickness of 1.25 mm. It is a reliable way to develop absorbing materials with light, thin, large EBW and high-quality EMWs absorption performance.

Graphical abstract: Fabrication of a tunable mesoporous polypyrrole/MXene composite with a sandwich structure for enhancing electromagnetic wave absorption performance

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
10 Feb 2025
Accepted
07 Mar 2025
First published
03 Apr 2025
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

RSC Adv., 2025,15, 10298-10309

Fabrication of a tunable mesoporous polypyrrole/MXene composite with a sandwich structure for enhancing electromagnetic wave absorption performance

W. Zhang, X. Yang, Y. Wang, Y. Wang, X. Wu and Y. Shen, RSC Adv., 2025, 15, 10298 DOI: 10.1039/D5RA00972C

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