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Electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of MWCNT filled poly(ether sulfone) and poly(ether imide) nanocomposites
Author(s) -
Mohanty Aruna Kumar,
Ghosh Anindita,
Sawai Pravin,
Pareek Kapil,
Banerjee Susanta,
Das Amit,
Pötschke Petra,
Heinrich Gert,
Voit Brigitte
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.23804
Subject(s) - materials science , composite material , nanocomposite , electromagnetic shielding , ether , polymer , percolation threshold , scanning electron microscope , dispersion (optics) , percolation (cognitive psychology) , imide , electrical resistivity and conductivity , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , chemistry , physics , engineering , optics , neuroscience , electrical engineering , biology
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. POLYM. ENG. SCI., 54:2560–2570, 2014. © 2013 Society of Plastics Engineers