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Recent Advances in Asymmetric Structural Composites for Excellent Electromagnetic Interference Shielding: A Review

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Since electromagnetic pollution is detrimental to human health and the environment, numerous efforts have been successively made to achieve excellent electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness (EMI SE) via designing the hierarchical structures for electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding polymer composites. Among the plentiful structures, the asymmetric structures are currently a hot spot, principally categorizing into multi-layered, porous, fibrous, and segregated asymmetric structures, which endows the high EMI shielding performance for polymer composites incorporated with magnetic, conductive, and/or dielectric micro/nano-fillers, due to the “absorption-reflection-reabsorption” shielding mechanism. Therefore, this review provides the retrospection and summary of the efforts with respect to abundant asymmetric structures and multifunctional micro/nano-fillers for enhancing EMI shielding properties, which is conducive to the booming development of polymeric EMI shielding materials for the promising prospect in modern electronics and 5-generation (5G) technology.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52363004, 51963003 and 52263003), Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Projects (Nos. ZK [2022] Maj019 and ZK [2023]-Nor160), and Guizhou Province High-level Innovative Talent Selection and Training Program (No. GCC2022-046).

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  1. Department of Polymer Materials and Engineering, College of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China

    Ying Zhou, Bai Xue, Lan **e & Chang-Mei Wu

  2. State Key Laboratory of Public Big Data, Guizhou University, Guiyang, 550025, China

    Bai Xue & Lan **e

  3. National Engineering Research Center for Compounding and Modification of Polymer Materials; National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Functional Polymer Membrane Materials and Membrane Processes, Guiyang, 550014, China

    Ying Zhou, Bai Xue & Lan **e

  4. Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310027, China

    Qiang Zheng

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Lan **e is a professor and the group leader of Material Big data and functional materials at Guizhou University. She received her Ph.D. from Sichuan University. At present, she has published more than 60 papers in international TOP journals such as Nano-Micro Letters. She has presided over more than 10 projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation and key basic projects of Guizhou Province. Her research focuses on big data technology, artificial intelligence, material big data and functional materials research.

Qiang Zheng is a professor and doctoral supervisor at Zhejiang University. He is a special professor of the “Changjiang Scholars Award Program” of the Ministry of Education, winner of the National Outstanding Young People Science Fund, and an expert enjoying special government subsidies. He presided over more than 40 projects such as the national key basic research and development plan (973 Plan). More than 640 academic papers have been included in SCI. His research focuses on polymer rheology, structure and properties of multi-component polymer materials, and the study of polymer composites.

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Zhou, Y., Xue, B., **e, L. et al. Recent Advances in Asymmetric Structural Composites for Excellent Electromagnetic Interference Shielding: A Review. Chin J Polym Sci 42, 693–710 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-024-3112-x

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