Issue 44, 2023

High-performance EMI shielding effectiveness of Fe3O4–3D rPC nanocomposites: a systematic optimization in the X-band region

Abstract

In this work, the microwave absorption (MWA) performance of a Fe3O4–3D reduced porous carbon nanocomposite (3D rPC NC) in the X-band region is reported. Three different shields are fabricated by altering the ratio of Fe3O4 nanoparticles (NPs) and 3D rPC and evaluating their microwave (MW) shielding performance with appropriate in-wearing instruments due to their minimum thickness. The chemical interaction between Fe3O4 NPs and 3D rPC is examined from chemical composition analysis of Fe3O4–3D rPC (1 : 2 ratio), which is confirmed by the presence of the Fe–O–C bond in the O 1s spectrum obtained from XPS analysis and subsequent analysis using FESEM images. Furthermore, it is found from N2 adsorption/desorption analysis that 3D rPC possesses a huge surface area of 787.312 m2 g−1 and showcases a type-V isotherm (mesoporous and/or microporous) behavior. The dielectric and magnetic losses of Fe3O4–3D rPC with a 1 : 2 ratio (tan δεr = 1.27 and tan δμr = 5.03) are higher than those of Fe3O4 NPs, 3D rPC and their NCs due to its magnetic and electrical conducting pathways modifying the material's polarization and dipole moment. The lightweight, polymer-free Fe3O4–3D rPC (1 : 2) NCs with minimum thickness on the order of 0.5 mm exhibited a higher total shielding effectiveness (SET = 41.285 dB), and it effectively blocked 99.9963% of the transmittance due to electric and magnetic polarization resulting from the presence of a heterogeneous interface surface.

Graphical abstract: High-performance EMI shielding effectiveness of Fe3O4–3D rPC nanocomposites: a systematic optimization in the X-band region

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Sep 2023
Accepted
18 Oct 2023
First published
03 Nov 2023

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023,25, 30501-30515

High-performance EMI shielding effectiveness of Fe3O4–3D rPC nanocomposites: a systematic optimization in the X-band region

T. Govindasamy, N. K. Mathew, V. K. Asapu, V. Asokan, V. Subramanian and B. Subramanian, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2023, 25, 30501 DOI: 10.1039/D3CP04679F

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