Electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of MWCNT filled poly(ether sulfone) and poly(ether imide) nanocomposites

Mohanty AK, Ghosh A, Sawai P, Pareek K, Banerjee S, Das A, Poetschke P, Heinrich G, Voit B (2014)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2014

Journal

Polymer Engineering and Science Society of Plastics Engineers

Book Volume: 54

Pages Range: 2560-2570

Journal Issue: 11

DOI: 10.1002/pen.23804

Abstract

Multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) filled poly(ether sulfone) (PES) and poly(ether imide) (PEI) composites were prepared with different MWCNT weight fractions (0.5-5wt%) by a solution mixing technique. Their electrical conductivities, electromagnetic interference (EMI), shielding effectiveness (SE), return loss (RL), and absorption loss (AL) were investigated. Morphologies of the fracture surfaces of nanocomposites studied by scanning electron and transmission electron microscopy showed relatively good MWCNT dispersion and distribution. The electrical conductivity of compression molded samples measured at room temperature indicated that the electrical percolation network was achieved already at 0.5% loading. The measurements of shielding effectiveness (SE) carried out in the frequency range of 8 to 12 GHz (X-band range) showed that SE increases with measurement frequency and with filler loading, whereby no significant differences could be observed between PES and PEI as matrices. The nanocomposites based on both matrices with 5 wt% loading of MWCNT exhibited shielding levels at 8 GHz between 42 and 45 dB in comparison with the pure polymers which showed value in the range of 1 to 2 dB. RL and AL showed significantly lower values for the composites as compared to unfilled polymers, but no systematic trends were observed on frequency.

Involved external institutions

Indian Institute of Technology Bombay IN India (IN) Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung Dresden e. V. DE Germany (DE)

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APA:

Mohanty, A.K., Ghosh, A., Sawai, P., Pareek, K., Banerjee, S., Das, A.,... Voit, B. (2014). Electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of MWCNT filled poly(ether sulfone) and poly(ether imide) nanocomposites. Polymer Engineering and Science, 54(11), 2560-2570. https://doi.org/10.1002/pen.23804

MLA:

Mohanty, Aruna Kumar, et al. "Electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of MWCNT filled poly(ether sulfone) and poly(ether imide) nanocomposites." Polymer Engineering and Science 54.11 (2014): 2560-2570.

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