Comparative Analysis of Electromagnetic Response of PVA/MWCNT and Styrene-Acrylic Copolymer/MWCNT Composites

Russian Physics Journal 2016
A. Plyushch, A. Paddubskaya, P. Kuzhir, S. Maksimenko, Tatjana Ivanova, Remo Merijs-Meri, Juris Bitenieks, Jānis Zicāns, V. Suslyaev, M. Pletnev

The present paper focuses on electromagnetic response of polymeric composites with different concentrations of multiwall carbon nanotubes in the radio (20 Hz – 1 MHz) and microwave (26–36 GHz) frequency ranges. Widely available polymeric materials, such as PVA latex (polyvinyl acetate) and styrene-acrylic copolymer, were used as a matrix. Analysis of the experimental data demonstrated that in electromagnetic shielding applications one should give preference to the styrene-acrylic copolymer, as far as application of this matrix type allows reducing the percolation threshold in such composites. As a result, it allows reaching the necessary level of shielding at a lower filler concentration, while unique properties of the chosen polymer allow expanding the range of applications for the new materials.

Keywords
carbon nanotubes, composite materials, electromagnetic response, electromagnetic shielding
DOI
10.1007/s11182-016-0768-x
Hyperlink
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11182-016-0768-x

Plyushch, A., Paddubskaya, A., Kuzhir, P., Maksimenko, S., Ivanova, T., Merijs-Meri, R., Bitenieks, J., Zicāns, J., Suslyaev, V., Pletnev, M. Comparative Analysis of Electromagnetic Response of PVA/MWCNT and Styrene-Acrylic Copolymer/MWCNT Composites. Russian Physics Journal, 2016, Vol.59, Iss.2, pp.278-283. ISSN 1064-8887. e-ISSN 1573-9228. Available from: doi:10.1007/s11182-016-0768-x

Publication language
English (en)