Self-Assembly Construction of WS₂-rGO Architecture with Green EMI Shielding

Accurately tailoring electromagnetic (EM) materials for achieving high-performance EM interference (EMI) shielding is significantly imperative with increasing EM pollution worldwide. Green EMI shielding materials are attracting extensive attention because of the less additional environmental hazard caused by the lower secondary reflection. However, the conflict between high efficiency and eco-friendly nature makes green EMI shielding still challenging. In this work, a new strategy of turning a guest into a host is developed for the first time, and a unique WS₂-rGO architecture of mountain-like wall is constructed successfully achieving efficient and green EMI shielding. The shielding efficiency (SE) is over 20 dB in the investigated frequency range (2-18 GHz) and the maximum was 32 dB with an endearing green index (g_s ≈ 1.0). The efficient and green EMI SE is ascribed to the multilevel structure and intrinsic dielectric properties of the WS₂-rGO architecture, including the synergy of relaxation and conduction, multi-scattering between the interface and void, and the equivalent wedge effect. These results demonstrate that the WS₂-rGO architecture is a promising candidate in EM transducers, microwave imaging, EM protection, and energy devices.