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Nickel nanoparticle-decorated reduced graphene oxide via one-step microwave-assisted synthesis and its lightweight and flexible composite with Polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-ran-butylene)-block-polystyrene polymer for electromagnetic wave shielding application
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| Year of publication | 2023 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials |
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| Citation | |
| Web | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42114-023-00692-7 |
| Doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42114-023-00692-7 |
| Keywords | Nickel; Nanoparticles; Reduced graphene oxide; Microwave synthesis; Polymer; Composite; Electromagnetic shielding |
| Description | Nickel nanoparticle-decorated reduced graphene oxide nanocomposites (NiG) were prepared by a one-step microwave-assisted solvothermal method. The as-prepared NiG nanocomposite systems were further heated up to 800 degrees C under an inert atmosphere (named NiG-800) to modify their structural and electromagnetic properties. Thereafter, these developed NiG-800 nanocomposite systems of rGO and nickel nanoparticles (25 wt.%) were applied as nanofillers (50 wt.% and 70 wt.%) in a SEBS (Polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-ran-butylene)-block-polystyrene) polymer matrix to create NiG-800(50)-SEBS and NiG-800(70)-SEBS nanocomposites. The addition of NiG-800 to SEBS led to an increase of Young's modulus from 16 (SEBS) to 35 MPa (NiG-800(70)-SEBS) while the maximum elongation is still around 300%. The developed NiG-800(70)-SEBS nanocomposite exhibited high-performance electromagnetic wave absorption (minimum reflection loss RLmin approximate to -48.2 dB at 9.29 GHz) at a low thickness of 2.3 mm in the frequency range of 8.2-12.4 GHz. The prepared NiG-800(70)-SEBS nanocomposite has the potential of an electromagnetic wave absorber. The NiG-800(70)-SEBS nanocomposite reported here has total shielding efficiency > 10 dB at a thickness of 1 mm in the whole frequency range (X-band) with reflection approximate to 50% and absorption approximate to 40% which has the potential for electromagnetic wave absorber applications. |
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