Electromagnetic (EM) shielding materials have attracted significant attention, owing to their widespread potential in preventing EM irradiation in electrical devices and human bodies. In this study, a hierarchical porous carbon nanotube (CNT) skeleton with electrical continuity is presented, which is rapidly fabricated via the facile microwave pyrolysis of CNT‐coated organic templates, for constructing high‐performance EM shielding materials. Furthermore, the CNT skeleton, which comprises countless intertwined CNTs, can be easily designed into various configurations, such as CNT foams and CNT sheets, with varying conductivities and pore densities. In the as‐constructed CNT‐skeleton‐supported polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)/CNT‐foam composites, the continuity of intertwined CNTs leads to a high conductivity of 271.2 S m−1 at a CNT loading of 2 wt%. Owing to the multiple reflections and reabsorption of the EM waves in the hierarchical porous CNT skeleton with macroporous, microporous, and hollow structures, the PDMS/CNT‐foam composites exhibit a high EM shielding effectiveness (SE) of 43 dB, mainly via absorption. Additionally, the electrical continuity of the CNT skeleton allows the dissipation of heat in the PDMS/CNT‐skeleton.
Polymer blending is one of the most economical and effective techniques for achieving products with high comprehensive performances. However, the immiscibility between polymers results in a weak interface, which is typically the position where material failure starts when an external force is applied. Therefore, understanding and controlling the interfacial structure are important for controlling the failure behavior of polymer blends and achieving advanced materials. In this study, the related work was performed on a crystal/crystal blend of isotactic polybutene-1 and polyethylene (iPB-1/PE). The results indicated that iPB-1 and PE were partially miscible in a wide temperature window (140–220°C), and the phase separation of iPB-1/PE blends was retarded at 180°C, resulting in an increase in the interfacial thickness and interfacial adhesive strength when iPB-1/PE crystallized at a low temperature. In addition, the iPB-1/high-density PE (HDPE) samples exhibited higher interfacial adhesive strength than the iPB-1/linear low-density PE, which was attributed to the relative streamline chain structure and the wide molecular weight distribution of HDPE and improved the interpenetration, crystallization, and miscibility of iPB-1 and HDPE at the interface. During storage at room temperature, the interfacial adhesive strength of iPB-1/PE decreased because of the spontaneous crystal transition of iPB-1.
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