Electrically Conductive nanocomposite foam with electromagnetic wave absorption and shielding ability based on EPDM rubber and MWCNT: Effect of foam morphology and electrical conductivity
Subject Areas :Hasti Bizhani 1 , Ali Asghar Katbab 2
1 - PhD student in Department of Polymer and Color Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
2 - Professor of Polymer Engineering, Department of Polymer and Color Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
Keywords: Multi-walled carbon nanotubes, Ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer, foams, electromagnetic interference shielding, electromagnetic wave absorber,
Abstract :
In the present study, electromagnetic wave absorber nanocomposite foams based on Ethylene-propylene-diene-monomer (EPDM) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) were fabricated using a chemical blowing agent and compression molding. Foam nanocomposites showed lower electrical percolation threshold and higher electromagnetic wave absorption compared to their solid counterparts. Above the percolation threshold, the foam nanocomposites show a shielding effectiveness of 28-45 dB in the X-band frequency range (8.2- 12.4 GHz). It was shown that the dominant shielding mechanism is absorption for the prepared foams. Also, the electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of the foam was insignificantly affected under repeated bending. Our results indicate the high potential of cross-linked EPDM/MWCNT foams as a lightweight electromagnetic wave absorber with high flexibility and deformability.
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