Epoxy Coatings Containing Modified Graphene for Electromagnetic Shielding

This study presents the functionalization and characterization of graphene and electromagnetic interference (EMI) attenuation capacity in epoxy-nanocomposites. The modification of graphene involved both small molecules and polymers for compatibilization with epoxy resin components to provide EMI shi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Polymers 2022-06, Vol.14 (12), p.2508
Hauptverfasser: Bontaș, Marius Gabriel, Diacon, Aurel, Călinescu, Ioan, Necolau, Mădălina Ioana, Dinescu, Adrian, Toader, Gabriela, Ginghină, Raluca, Vizitiu, Alexandru-Mădălin, Velicu, Valentin, Palade, Petru, Istrate, Marcel, Rusen, Edina
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Zusammenfassung:This study presents the functionalization and characterization of graphene and electromagnetic interference (EMI) attenuation capacity in epoxy-nanocomposites. The modification of graphene involved both small molecules and polymers for compatibilization with epoxy resin components to provide EMI shielding. The TGA and RAMAN analyses confirmed the synthesis of graphene with a different layer thickness of the graphene sheets. Graphene samples with different layer thicknesses (monolayer, few layers, and multilayer) were selected and further employed for epoxy coating formulation. The obtained nanocomposites were characterized in terms of EMI shielding effectiveness, SEM, micro-CT, magnetic properties, and stress-strain resistance. The EMI shielding effectiveness results indicated that the unmodified graphene and hexamethylene diamine (HMDA) modified graphene displayed the best EMI shielding properties at 11 GHz. However, the epoxy nanocomposites based on HMDA modified graphene displayed better flexibility with an identical EMI shielding effectiveness compared to the unmodified graphene despite the formation of aggregates. The improved flexibility of the epoxy nanocomposites and EMI shielding characteristics of HMDA functionalized graphene offers a practical solution for textile coatings with microwave absorbing (MA) capacity.
ISSN:2073-4360
2073-4360
DOI:10.3390/polym14122508