Growth of coiled amorphous carbon nanotube array forest and its electromagnetic wave absorbing properties

Jingtian Hu, Tingkai Zhao, Xiarong Peng, Wenbo Yang, Xianglin Ji, Tiehu Li

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Abstract

Coiled amorphous carbon nanotube (CACNT) array was prepared by chemical vapor deposition method. The experimental results indicated that the length of as-prepared CACNT array was about 30 μm. The electromagnetic wave absorbing properties were studied through comparison among CACNTs, CACNT-La(NO3)3, CACNT-(Fe, Co, Ni) and CACNT-reduced graphene oxide (RGO). The experimental results showed the maximum frequency bandwidth of CACNT-(Fe, Co, Ni) was 6.4 GHz below −5 dB and 2.3 GHz below −10 dB separately. Compared to the pure CACNTs, all the frequency bandwidth had been broaden after adding the modified agent. Meanwhile, the additive of rare earth ions La3+ could effectively increase the maximum absorption peak (−17.94 dB at 8.96 GHz).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)91-97
Number of pages7
JournalComposites Part B: Engineering
Volume134
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Feb 2018

Keywords

  • Array
  • Coiled amorphous carbon nanotubes (CACNT)
  • Electromagnetic wave absorbing properties

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