Electromagnetic Interference Shielding by Transparent Graphene/Nickel Mesh Films
Van Viet Tran, Nguyen Duc Dung, An T. Nguyen, Mario Hofmann, Ya‐Ping Hsieh, Hung‐Chih Kan, Chia‐Chen Hsu
Abstract
In this work, we present efficient, robust, and transparent electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding by a hybrid material comprised of a nickel (Ni) mesh and a conformal graphene coating. We demonstrate that a 20 nm-thick graphene/Ni hybrid mesh can provide EMI shielding effectiveness (SE) exceeding 12.1 dB (∼93.6% power attenuation) in the decimeter band while retaining a high visible transmittance of ∼83%. Its maximum achieved SE value was 26.6 dB (∼99.5% power attenuation) at 0.75 GHz. Furthermore, the thicker Ni mesh exhibited a higher EMI SE. Compared to a conventional Ni mesh, the hybrid mesh exhibits a higher SE and a greatly improved corrosion resistance. The graphene coating is directly grown on a Ni mesh via rapid annealing of solid carbon precursors under low vacuum. Scalable fabrication of the mesh was achieved by a self-formed TiO2 crack network template. Our results not only provide a promising material for high-performance EMI shielding in optoelectronics devices but also enable applications of EMI shielding in harsh environments.