Dielectric and electromagnetic interference shielding properties of zeolite<scp>13X</scp>and carbon black nanoparticles based<scp>PVDF</scp>nanocomposites
Priyanka Rani, M. Basheer Ahamed, Kalim Deshmukh
Abstract
Abstract In the present work, Zeolite 13X and carbon black nanoparticles (CBNPs) reinforced polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) nanocomposites were obtained by a simple solvent casting technique. The structural, morphological and thermal properties of PVDF/Zeolite 13X/CBNPs nanocomposites with various loadings of Zeolite 13X and CBNPs were investigated using Fourier‐transform infrared spectroscopy, X‐ray diffraction, Scanning electron microscopy and thermo‐gravimetric analysis. The dielectric studies were carried out in the 50 Hz–10 MHz frequency range at room temperature. The electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness (SE) of PVDF/Zeolite 13X/CBNPs nanocomposite was investigated in the 8–18 GHz frequency region (X‐band and Ku‐band). The maximum EMI SE of approximately −11.1 dB (8–12 GHz) and −11.5 dB (12–18 GHz) was observed for PVDF/CBNPs nanocomposites with 10 wt% loading of CBNPs. These findings emphasize the application of PVDF/Zeolite 13X/CBNPs nanocomposites as a potential EMI shielding material.