Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Properties of BaCo 2 Fe 16 O 27 Nanoplatelets and RGO Reinforced PVDF Polymer Composite Flexible Films

The electromagnetic Interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness of W‐Type barium hexaferrite (BaCo 2 Fe 16 O 27 ) and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) nanofillers reinforced poly(vinylidenefluoride) (PVDF) polymer composite films are reported. Two different amounts of BaCo 2 Fe 16 O 27 (10 wt% and 30 wt%) nanofillers and fixed amount of RGO (10 wt%) are loaded in PVDF matrix by solvent casting in order to fabricate the multifunctional PVDF/RGO/BaCo 2 Fe 16 O 27 composite films. The synthesized samples are investigated using various instruments including X‐ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Raman spectroscopy, high resolution scanning electron microscopy (HRSEM), energy dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy (EDX), X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) analysis. The microwave properties of PVDF/RGO/BaCo 2 Fe 16 O 27 composites are tested with vector network analyser (VNA) in 8–12 GHz frequency (X‐Band). The possible mechanism of EMI shielding is investigated from the analysis of complex permittivity and permeability.The resultant flexible films exhibit desirable EMI SE of 35.94 dB at 11.8 GHz for the 10 wt% of BaCo 2 Fe 16 O 27 addition in PVDF composite for a very small thickness of 0.2 mm. The combination of high dielectric loss ( tanδ ε = 1.63) and magnetic loss ( tanδ μ = 0.26) contributes to high absorption of 29.85 dB ( > 99% attenuation) dominated over reflection. Thus, the simple and cost‐effective fabrication of ultrathin and flexible PVDF/RGO/BaCo 2 Fe 16 O 27 composite film with low filler content has a great potential as suppresser in electromagnetic fields.