Synthesis of CuO/PVA flexible composite for microwave application

The Copper Oxide flexible composite was made using poly-vinyl alcohol (PVA) to understand the effect of copper in polymer matrix. In this, we used different concentration of CuO, i.e., 1%, 3% and 6% in polymer matrix. Electromagnetic analysis is done to understand how electromagnetic waves interacted with CuO/PVA flexible composite. Various parameters Reflection coefficient (S11), Transmission coefficient (S12) and Dielectric constant were studied using Vector Network Analyzer (VNA). As this material shows good microwave behavior in frequency range of 9-11.5 GHz, this can be used as microwave reflecting material. The CuO/PVA flexible composite shows a new aspect of utilization for microwaveapplication.