Ordered multilayer film of (graphene oxide/polymer and boron nitride/polymer) nanocomposites: An ideal EMI shielding material with excellent electrical insulation and high thermal conductivity

To simultaneously resolve an undesirable electromagnetic wave and heat emissions that were caused by an electronic device, an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding material with excellent electrical insulation and high thermal conductivity was urgently required. However, keeping the EMI shielding material on electrical insulation still remained a challenge due to the superior electrical conductive network in it. We fabricated an ordered multilayer film through casting layer (graphene oxide/poly(-hydroxybenzate-co-DOPO-benzenediol dihydrodiphenyl ether terephthalate)) by layer (boron nitride/ (maleated styrene-ethylene/butylene-styrene)), and the special architecture of the film not only simultaneously built the superior electrical and thermal conductive network in-plane direction, but also effectively blocked the electrical conductive path through-plane direction. Moreover, the ordered multilayer film (11 layers) exhibited a good EMI shielding effectiveness (37.92 dB), excellent electrical insulation (breakdown strength was 1.52 MV/m) and high thermal conductivity (12.62 W/mK) in-plane direction, indicating that the ordered multilayer film was a novel promising candidate for an ideal EMI shielding material with excellent electrical insulation and high thermal conductivity in today's electronic devices. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.