Synthesis of multi-walled carbon nanotube/silica nanoparticle/polystyrene microsphere/polyaniline based hybrids for EMI shielding application |
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| Authors: | Sanaa Meer Tahir Iqbal |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Nanosciences Division, National Centre for Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University Campus, Islamabad, Pakistan;2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan;3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, Pakistan |
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| Abstract: | Novel polystyrene microsphere (PSMS)-based PSMS/Si and polystyrene/silica nanoparticle/multi-walled carbon nanotube (PS/Si/MWCNT) nanocomposite has been prepared using in situ sol-gel and chemical amalgamation methods. Aniline monomer was introduced by in situ route to form PSMS/PANI, PSMS/PANI/Si and PSMS/PANI/Si/MWCNT nanocomposite. FESEM of nanocomposite indicated core-shell spherical and tubular morphology. Glass transition temperature (Tg) and maximum decomposition temperature (Tmax) of PSMS/PANI/Si/MWCNT nanocomposite were found as 295°C and 524°C, respectively, which were higher than the PSMS/PANI (Tg = 245°C; Tmax = 387°C) and PSMS/PANI/Si (Tg = 257°C; Tmax = 388°C) nanocomposite. For nanocomposite dispersion, tetrahydrofuran was studied as fine solvent. XRD depicted amorphous nature of PSMS/Si and PSMS/PANI/Si; however MWCNT reduced amorphous character of PSMS/PANI/Si/MWCNT. Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness improved from 0.1 dB (PSMS) to 12.3 dB (PSMS/PANI/Si) to 24.5 dB (PSMS/PANI/Si/MWCNT). The increase in EMI shielding effectiveness was also observed with variation in log of conductivity from ?14 mho m?1 (PSMA) to 1.17 mho m?1 (PSMS/PANI/Si/MWCNT). |
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| Keywords: | Polystyrene microsphere polyaniline in situ polymerization sol-gel electromagnetic interference shielding |
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