Kumar, Anil and Singh, A. P. and Kumari, Saroj and Dutta, P. K. and Dhawan, S. K. and Dhar, Ajay (2014) Polyaromatic-hydrocarbon-based carbon copper composites for the suppression of electromagnetic pollution. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2 (39). pp. 16632-16639. ISSN 2050-7488

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Abstract

A facile method of developing carbon-copper (C-Cu) nanocomposites by coating nanocrystalline Cu on heat-treated polyaromatic hydrocarbons (HTPAHs) has been reported. These synthesized nanocomposites have been extensively characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), a scanning electron microscope (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The synthesized HTPAHs-based C-Cu nanocomposites exhibit improved mechanical and electrical properties, which could be tailored by varying the Cu nanoparticle loading. The highest electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness (EMI SE) due to absorption and reflection at 12.4 GHz is 46.1 dB and 12.5 dB, respectively, for a 2 mm thick sample resulting in a total shielding effectiveness of 58.7 dB. This observed shielding effectiveness in these C-Cu nanocomposites is far above the threshold shielding effectiveness required for techno-commercial applications, especially in the Ku band of RF.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Chemistry
Energy Fuels
Materials Science
Divisions: UNSPECIFIED
Depositing User: Dr. Rajpal Walke
Date Deposited: 03 Nov 2015 06:00
Last Modified: 03 Nov 2015 06:00
URI: http://npl.csircentral.net/id/eprint/1469

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