Lightweight graphene nanoplatelet/boron carbide composite with high EMI shielding effectiveness

Lightweight graphene nanoplatelet (GNP)/boron carbide (B4C) composites were prepared and the effect of GNPs loading on the electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness (SE) has been evaluated in the X-band frequency range. Results have shown that the EMI SE of GNP/B4C composite increas...

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Main Authors: Yongqiang Tan, Heng Luo, Haibin Zhang, Xiaosong Zhou, Shuming Peng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2016-03-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4943977
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Summary:Lightweight graphene nanoplatelet (GNP)/boron carbide (B4C) composites were prepared and the effect of GNPs loading on the electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness (SE) has been evaluated in the X-band frequency range. Results have shown that the EMI SE of GNP/B4C composite increases with increasing the GNPs loading. An EMI SE as high as 37 ∼ 39 dB has been achieved in composite with 5 vol% GNPs. The high EMI SE is mainly attributed to the high electrical conductivity, high dielectric loss as well as multiple reflections by aligned GNPs inside the composite. The GNP/B4C composite is demonstrated to be promising candidate of high-temperature microwave EMI shielding material.
ISSN:2158-3226