Electromagnetic interference shielding and absorption properties of Ti3SiC2/nano Cu/epoxy resin coating

Yi Liu, Xiaoyan Jian, Xiaolei Su, Fa Luo, Jie Xu, Junbo Wang, Xinhai He, Yinhu Qu

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

56 Scopus citations

Abstract

In this study, we prepared Ti3SiC2/nano Cu powders by a facile electroless plating method. XRD confirmed the successful preparation of the Ti3SiC2/nano Cu powders and SEM images showed their morphology. Then a weight ratio of 60 wt% hybrid powders with various amount of Cu were composited with epoxy resin to fabricate Ti3SiC2/nano Cu/epoxy resin absorbing coating. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and absorption properties of the coatings were investigated. As the content of nano Cu increases from 0 to 30 wt%, EMI effectiveness rises from 14 dB to 27 dB. The real and imaginary part of complex permittivity also increase with the rising Cu content. An effective absorption bandwidth is obtained in the frequency range of 9.6–12.4 GHz for the coating containing 20 wt% nano Cu with a thickness of 1.8 mm. The minimum reflection loss value is −37 dB at 11.37 GHz. The encouraging results make a contribution to exploration of absorbing coating with light weight, wide absorption bandwidth, thin thickness and high absorption efficiency.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)68-76
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume740
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Apr 2018

Keywords

  • Complex permittivity
  • Cu electromagnetic interference shielding
  • Microwave absorption performance
  • TiSiC/nano

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Electromagnetic interference shielding and absorption properties of Ti3SiC2/nano Cu/epoxy resin coating'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this