Fabrication and investigation on the PANI/MWCNT/thermally annealed graphene aerogel/epoxy electromagnetic interference shielding nanocomposites

Yiming Huangfu, Kunpeng Ruan, Hua Qiu, Yuanjin Lu, Chaobo Liang, Jie Kong, Junwei Gu

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Abstract

After ultrasonic dispersion of graphene oxide (GO) prepared by modified Hummers method and surface carboxylated multi-walled carbon nanotubes (f-MWCNT), L-ascorbic acid was added and the MWCNT/thermally annealed graphene aerogel (MWCNT/TAGA) was obtained by thermal annealing. Polyaniline/MWCNT/TAGA (PANI/MWCNT/TAGA) was prepared by slow adding ammonium persulfate into aniline/hydrochloric acid solution containing MWCNT/TAGA. The corresponding PANI/MWCNT/TAGA/epoxy electromagnetic interference shielding nanocomposites were successfully fabricated via template-casting method. Results revealed that when the mass ratio of GO to f-MWCNT was 3:1 and the total loading of PANI/MWCNT/TAGA was 4.61 wt% (2.58 wt% PANI + 0.83 wt% MWCNT + 1.20 wt% TAGA), the obtained PANI/MWCNT/TAGA/epoxy electromagnetic interference shielding nanocomposites presented the highest electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness (EMI SE, 42 dB). Meanwhile, the corresponding PANI/MWCNT/TAGA/epoxy electromagnetic interference shielding nanocomposites showed electrical conductivity of 52.1 S/cm heat resistance index (T HRI ) of 171.3 °C, and reduced modulus of 5.35 GPa & hardness of 0.39 GPa.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)265-272
Number of pages8
JournalComposites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing
Volume121
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2019

Keywords

  • A. Polymer-matrix composites (PMCs)
  • B. Electrical properties
  • D. Electron microscopy
  • E. Casting

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