Enhanced electromagnetic wave absorption of engineered epoxy nanocomposites with the assistance of polyaniline fillers

Jiang Guo*, Zhuoran Chen, Xiaojian Xu, Xu Li, Hu Liu, Shaohua Xi, Waras Abdul, Qing Wu, Pei Zhang, Ben Bin Xu*, Jianfeng Zhu, Zhanhu Guo*

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Abstract

In this work, enhanced electromagnetic wave adsorption performance was observed in the engineered polyaniline (PANI)/epoxy nanocomposites reinforced by the PANI fillers. The PANI spheres (PANI-S) and PANI fibers (PANI-F) were prepared by the chemical oxidation polymerization method and interface polymerization method, respectively. The characterizations including scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectra, and X-ray diffraction were applied to analyze the morphology, chemical and crystal structures of PANI filler. The reflection loss of PANI/epoxy with a mixture of PANI-F and PANI-S can reach -36.8 dB at 17.7 GHz, due to the synergistic effect of PANI fillers with different geometries. Meanwhile, the mechanical properties (including tensile strength, toughness and flexural strength) of PANI/epoxy were also studied. This work would provide the guideline for the preparation of engineered epoxy nanocomposites for electromagnetic wave pollution treatment.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1769–1777
Number of pages9
JournalAdvanced Composites and Hybrid Materials
Volume5
Issue number3
Early online date12 Jan 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2022

Keywords

  • PANI/epoxy composites
  • mechanical property
  • synergistic effect
  • electromagnetic wave adsorption.
  • Electromagnetic wave absorption
  • Mechanical property
  • Synergistic effect

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