Machine Learning‐Guided Additive Manufacturing of Multilayer Aerogels for Ultrabroadband, Ultralow‐Reflection Electromagnetic Shielding

J Jin Zhou (Department of Oncology Sichuan Cancer Hospital Chengdu China) W Wei Liu M Mingrui Han (State Key Laboratory of Coatings for Advanced Equipment Key Laboratory for Liquid‐Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University Jinan P.R. China) J Jingpeng Lin (State Key Laboratory of Coatings for Advanced Equipment Key Laboratory for Liquid‐Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University Jinan P.R. China) J Jiurong Liu (State Key Laboratory of Coatings for Advanced Equipment Key Laboratory for Liquid‐Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University Jinan P.R. China) F Fei Pan (College of Chemistry and Materials Science) W Wenlong Xu N Na Wu (School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering) Z Zhihui Zeng (State Key Laboratory of Coatings for Advanced Equipment Key Laboratory for Liquid‐Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University Jinan P.R. China)

Abstract

ABSTRACT The development of broadband, low‐reflection electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials is critically needed to suppress secondary electromagnetic pollution. Here, we report a machine learning (ML)‐guided additive manufacturing strategy for precisely fabricating multilayer gradient transition metal carbides/nitrides (MXene)‐based aerogels with spatially programmed electrical conductivity. Our approach synergistically integrates sustainable cellulose nanofibers with a utilization MXene dispersion, genetic algorithm‐enabled structural optimization, and direct‐ink writing for precise fabrication. The resulting aerogels achieve benchmark EMI shielding performance, characterized by an ultralow average reflectivity (R) of 0.045 and sustained absorptivity (A) above 0.9 over an ultrabroad bandwidth of 30.3 GHz (9.7–40.0 GHz), remarkably surpassing existing materials. This success, validated by the close agreement among ML predictions, simulations, and experiments, demonstrates a powerful data‐driven paradigm. Consequently, this study establishes a comprehensive blueprint for the ML‐accelerated development of next‐generation, intelligent electromagnetic protection systems centered on lightweight, absorption‐dominant aerogels.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 1, Issue 1
Published August 09, 2026
ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher Unknown Publisher

Journal Info

Advanced Materials

Unknown Publisher

ISSN: 0935-9648 Physical Sciences

Authors (9)

J

Jin Zhou

Department of Oncology Sichuan Cancer Hospital Chengdu China

W

Wei Liu

M

Mingrui Han

State Key Laboratory of Coatings for Advanced Equipment Key Laboratory for Liquid‐Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University Jinan P.R. China

J

Jingpeng Lin

State Key Laboratory of Coatings for Advanced Equipment Key Laboratory for Liquid‐Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University Jinan P.R. China

J

Jiurong Liu

State Key Laboratory of Coatings for Advanced Equipment Key Laboratory for Liquid‐Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University Jinan P.R. China

F

Fei Pan

College of Chemistry and Materials Science

W

Wenlong Xu

N

Na Wu

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering

Z

Zhihui Zeng

State Key Laboratory of Coatings for Advanced Equipment Key Laboratory for Liquid‐Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University Jinan P.R. China