Document Type
Article
Publication Date
5-2009
Abstract
The development and analysis of electrical and electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of titanium carbide (TiC)-coated carbon nanofiber (CNF) reinforced liquid crystalline polymer composites are presented. The studied samples consisted of different weight percentages (5, 10, and 15 wt %) of CNFs distributed and dispersed homogeneously within the polymeric matrix. A titanium carbide layer was deposited using pulsed laser deposition, and was conducted at room temperature, which eliminated possible thermal degradation of the polymer matrix. The effect of the thickness of the TiC layer on the electrical properties of the polymeric composites was analyzed. A synergistic behavior between the TiC coating and the polymer composite was observed for samples containing 10 wt % of NFs (within the percolation range), and the ability of the composite to shield electromagnetic interference was increased by 20–30 db.
Recommended Citation
Lozano, K., Espinoza, L., Hernandez, K., Adhikari, A. R., Radhakrishnan, G., & Adams, P. M. (2009). Investigation of the electromagnetic interference shielding of titanium carbide coated nanoreinforced liquid crystalline polymer. Journal of Applied Physics, 105(10), 103511. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3130397
Publication Title
Journal of Applied Physics
DOI
10.1063/1.3130397
Comments
© 2009 American Institute of Physics. Original published version available at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3130397