Unique carbon nanofiber@ Co/C aerogel derived bacterial cellulose embedded zeolitic imidazolate frameworks for high-performance electromagnetic interference shielding

Recently, lightweight and highly efficient electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding composites are crucial but changing for the development of modern electronics and telecommunication. Here, a novel polyhedral Co/C particle embedded carbon nanofiber (CNF@Co/C) aerogels were synthesized via pyrolysis of bacterial cellulose wired zeolitic imidazolate frameworks-67 (ZIF-67) aerogel under argon. The flexible CNF@Co/C aerogels exhibit a high EMI shielding effectiveness (SE) is approaching 56.07 dB at a density of only 0.023 g cm−3 in the X band, and the average absorption coefficient is as high as 0.79, indicating 79% of electromagnetic (EM) waves are absorbed in shielding process. The remarkable performance results from the three-dimensional (3D) CNF-threaded porous structure with interconnected network and the magnetic Co/C particle strung by CNF, which contribute to a conduction loss and optimal impedance matching along with multiple polarization and strong magnetic loss. This work paves a promising way for the new generation of electronic device with lightweight and efficient EMI shielding.