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Multi-layer hierarchical cellulose nanofibers/carbon nanotubes/vinasse activated carbon composite materials for supercapacitors and electromagnetic interference shielding

Tianxu Wang1,§, Chuanyin Xiong1,§( ), Yongkang Zhang1, Bo Wang1, Qing Xiong1, Mengjie Zhao1, Yonghao Ni2,3
College of Bioresources Chemical & Materials Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, Xi’an 710021, China
Department of Chemical and biomedical Engineering, The University of Maine, Orono, ME 04469, USA
University of New Brunswick, Limerick Pulp & Paper Ctr, Fredericton, NB E3B 5A3, Canada

§ Tianxu Wang and Chuanyin Xiong contributed equally to this work.

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In this work, inspired by the “brick-mortar” structure, a composite material with a multi-layer graded conductive structure was designed for energy storage and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding.

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Developing porous self-supporting electrodes with excellent conductivity, good mechanical properties, and high electrochemical activity is crucial for constructing electrode materials with lightweight, ultra-thin, flexible, and high capacitance performance. In this work, we prepared a cellulose nanofibers (CNFs)/carbon nanotubes (CNTs)/vinasse activated carbon (VAC) (CCV) composite material with a multi-layer hierarchical conductive structure through simple vacuum filtration and freeze-drying. In this composite material, the self-assembly of CNF provides the main skeleton structure of a multi-layer hierarchical structure. CNT provides a fast path for the rapid transfer of electrons and is beneficial for the loss of electromagnetic waves. VAC provides sufficient double layer performance. The synergistic effect of the above three endows CCV composite materials with excellent energy storage performance and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding performance. In addition, we endowed the CCV composite with a certain shape and performance by introducing a vitrimer polymer with a dynamic cross-linked network structure. In summary, thanks to the synergistic effect of various components in the multi-layer hierarchical structure, CCV composite materials exhibit excellent integration performance, especially stable energy storage performance and EMI shielding performance. These significant properties make CCV composite materials have great application prospects in the fields of energy storage and intelligent EMI shielding.

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self-supporting electrodesmulti-layer hierarchical structuresupercapacitorselectromagnetic interference shielding

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Nano Research
Volume 17 Issue 3,
March 2024
Pages 904-912
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-023-6145-5
Cite this article:
Wang T, Xiong C, Zhang Y, et al. Multi-layer hierarchical cellulose nanofibers/carbon nanotubes/vinasse activated carbon composite materials for supercapacitors and electromagnetic interference shielding. Nano Research, 2024, 17(3): 904-912. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-6145-5
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Received: 30 July 2023
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Published: 06 November 2023
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