Abstract
The unique properties of graphene, such as high specific surface area, aspect ratio and electrical conductivity, make it very promising to fabricate electromagnetic induction (EMI) shielding materials . In this chapter, we firstly made a brief introduction about the development of EMI shielding materials as well as the preparation of graphene and polymer/graphene nanocomposites (PGNs). Typical surface modification of graphene to optimize its dispersion within polymer matrix was reviewed later. After that, we presented critical factors for the EMI shielding effectiveness (SE) of PGNs in detail. Meanwhile, the EMI shielding mechanism was introduced associated with corresponding examples.
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Abbreviations
- PGNs:
-
Polymer/graphene nanocomposites
- EMI:
-
Electromagnetic interference
- SE:
-
Shielding effectiveness
- CNF:
-
Carbon nanofiber
- MWCNTs:
-
Multi-walled carbon nanotubes
- G–O:
-
Graphite oxide
- GO:
-
Graphene oxide
- RGO:
-
Reduced graphene oxide
- GNSs:
-
Graphene nanosheets
- G@Fe3O4 :
-
Fe3O4-decorated graphene
- FGS:
-
Functionalized graphene sheets
- Fe2O3 :
-
Ferric oxide
- Fe3O4 :
-
Ferroferric oxide
- PMMA:
-
Polymethylmethacrylate
- PS:
-
Polystyrene
- PVA:
-
Poly(vinyl alcohol)
- PEI:
-
Polyetherimide
- PC:
-
Polycarbonate
- PSFG:
-
Polystyrene-functional graphene
- P-GNS:
-
Pristine graphene nanosheets
- S-GNS:
-
STAC-absorbed-GNSs
- PANI:
-
Polyaniline
- PVDF:
-
Polyinylidene fluoride
- PU:
-
Polyurethane
- WPU:
-
Water-borne polyurethane
- PDA:
-
Polydopamine
- EVA:
-
Ethylene-vinyl acetate
- STAC:
-
Stearyl trimethyl ammonium chloride
- WVIPS:
-
Water vapor induced phase separation
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Li, Y., Zhai, W. (2015). Graphene Nanocomposites for Electromagnetic Induction Shielding. In: Sadasivuni, K., Ponnamma, D., Kim, J., Thomas, S. (eds) Graphene-Based Polymer Nanocomposites in Electronics. Springer Series on Polymer and Composite Materials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13875-6_13
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