Conjugated polymer nanocomposites: Synthesis, dielectric, and microwave absorption studies
Author(s) -
Anil Ohlan,
Kuldeep Singh,
Amita Chandra,
Vidya Nand Singh,
S. Dhawan
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of applied physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.699
H-Index - 319
eISSN - 1089-7550
pISSN - 0021-8979
DOI - 10.1063/1.3200958
Subject(s) - materials science , nanocomposite , barium ferrite , polyaniline , microwave , polymer , dielectric , ferrite (magnet) , nanoparticle , chemical engineering , dielectric loss , absorption (acoustics) , permittivity , emulsion polymerization , high resolution transmission electron microscopy , transmission electron microscopy , polymerization , composite material , nanotechnology , optoelectronics , physics , quantum mechanics , engineering
Nanocomposites of polyaniline with barium ferrite and titanium dioxide (TiO2) are synthesized via in situ emulsion polymerization. The transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high resolution TEM result shows the formation of array of nanoparticles encapsulated within the polymer chains during the synthesis process. The high value of microwave absorption, 58 dB (>99.999% attenuation) results from the combined effect of the nanoparticles and the polymer matrix. The amount of barium ferrite has the profound effect on permittivity (ε), permeability (μ), and microwave absorption of the nanocomposite. The contribution to the absorption value comes mainly due the magnetic losses (μ″) in barium ferrite and dielectric losses (ε″) in TiO2 and polyaniline
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