journal article·2025-09Open access

Interwoven MXene Sediment Architecture Empowers High‐Performance Flexible Microwave Devices

Wenzhe Song, Bu Yun Yu, Lu Ju, Guoqun Li, Xiao Tang, Kaidi Xu, Meng Zi Li, Zhenghao Kou, Hongyuan Feng, Xing Zhao, Hao Chen, Teng Qiu, ZhengMing Sun, Xingce Fan, Wei Bing Lu

Small· Volume 21· Issue 36

Abstract

Abstract Flexible microwave devices are critical in wearable electronic systems for wireless communication, where highly conductive materials are essential to ensure optimal electromagnetic performance. Titanium carbide (MXene), renowned for its excellent conductivity, lightweight, and easy fabrication, emerges as a promising alternative to conventional metal materials in wearable electronics. However, the technical limitation of MXene suspensions or sediments in fabricating high‐performance microwave devices with low cost and scalable production present a huge challenge for their practical applications. Herein, an interwoven MXene sediment architecture is designed on natural cross‐linked textiles, achieving high material yield and superior conductivity simultaneously. The architecture breaks up the planar conductive behavior of conventional stacked MXene films, facilitating multi‐directional electron transport and pushing the conductivity of MXene sediment microwave devices up to 1.6 × 10 6 S m −1 . The underlying mechanisms responsible for the improvement in conductivity are investigated using resistor network models and percolation theory. Moreover, the architecture demonstrates high performance in electromagnetic interference shielding, and supports high‐quality and long‐range wireless communications. This validation not only underscores the effectiveness of the interwoven MXene sediment architecture, but also establishes the MXene‐based microwave devices as a transformative component for the next generation of high‐performance flexible wireless communication technologies.
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Research context

OpenAlex topics: MXene and MAX Phase Materials · Antenna Design and Analysis · Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks

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Affiliations

State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Waves School of Information Science and Engineering Southeast University Nanjing 210096 China

Center for Flexible RF Technology Frontiers Science Center for Mobile Information Communication and Security Southeast University Nanjing 210096 China

Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education School of Physics Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China

Purple Mountain Laboratories Nanjing 211111 China

School of Materials Science and Engineering Southeast University Nanjing 211189 China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China · Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities · Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province · National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars

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