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High-performance wearable bimetallic nanowire-assisted composite foams for efficient electromagnetic interference shielding, infrared stealth, and piezoresistive sensing

Tianyi Hang1, Lijie Zhou1, Chenhui Xu1, Yiming Chen1( ), Jiahui Shen1, Jiajia Zheng1( ), Pingan Yang2, Xiping Li1, Heng Luo3, Guoxiu Tong4( )
Key Laboratory of Urban Rail Transit Intelligent Operation and Maintenance Technology and Equipment of Zhejiang Province, College of Engineering, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
School of Automation, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Chongqing 400065, China
State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China
Key Laboratory of the Ministry of Education for Advanced Catalysis Materials, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
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An ultra-flexible melamine composite foam decorated with conductive silver nanowires and magnetic iron nanowires is successfully fabricated by a facile dip-coating strategy, which integrates the multifunction of ideal electromagnetic interference shielding, impressive electro-thermal conversion, infrared stealth, and sensitive piezoresistive sensing in one.

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With the accelerated development of modern detection and communication technology, the multifunctional wearable materials with excellent electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, infrared stealth, and human monitoring for improving military combat capability have received extensive attention. In this work, the lightweight melamine foam (MF)@silver nanowires (AgNWs)-iron nanowires (FeNWs) (AgFe-MF) was fabricated by a vacuum-assisted dip-coating method. Due to the porous structure and synergistic electrical and magnetic losses, this lightweight (0.115 g/cm3) composite foam with an ultra-low filler content (0.62 vol.%) exhibited an ideal EMI shielding efficiency of 38.4 dB. On the other hand, the AgFe-MF realized a powerful multi-functional integration. The surface saturation temperature of the AgFe-MF reached 94.2 °C under a low applied voltage of 1.8 V and remained extremely fast heating and cooling response and terrific working stability, resulting in excellent infrared stealth and camouflage effects. Furthermore, taking virtues of the elastic porous conductive architecture, the AgFe-MF was utilized as a piezoresistive sensor exhibiting board compressive interval of 0–1.62 kPa (50% strain) with a good sensitivity of 0.57 kPa−1. This work will provide new ideas and insights for developing multifunctional wearable devices in the fields of EMI shielding, thermal management, and piezoresistive sensing.

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metal nanowiresporous foamselectromagnetic interference shieldinginfrared stealthwearable sensors

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Nano Research
Volume 17 Issue 7,
July 2024
Pages 6757-6765
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-024-6565-9
Cite this article:
Hang T, Zhou L, Xu C, et al. High-performance wearable bimetallic nanowire-assisted composite foams for efficient electromagnetic interference shielding, infrared stealth, and piezoresistive sensing. Nano Research, 2024, 17(7): 6757-6765. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-024-6565-9
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MetalsNanowiresNetwork architecturePressure sensorsStructural design

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Received: 18 December 2023
Revised: 04 February 2024
Accepted: 12 February 2024
Published: 22 April 2024
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