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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Fibers of Thermoplastic Copolyamides with Carbon Nanotubes for Electromagnetic Shielding Applications.

Paulina Latko-Durałek, Povilas Bertasius, Jan Macutkevic, Juras Banys, Anna Boczkowska

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Paulina Latko-DurałekFaculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 02-507 Warsaw, Poland.
Povilas BertasiusFaculty of Physics, Vilnius University, 10222 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Jan MacutkevicFaculty of Physics, Vilnius University, 10222 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Juras BanysFaculty of Physics, Vilnius University, 10222 Vilnius, Lithuania.
Anna BoczkowskaFaculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 02-507 Warsaw, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-3694-1342

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Polymer composites containing carbon nanofillers are extensively developed for electromagnetic shielding applications, where lightweight and flexible materials are required. One example of the microwave absorbers can be thermoplastic fibers fabricated from copolyamide hot melt adhesives and 7 wt% of multi-walled carbon nanotubes, as presented in this paper. A broadband dielectric spectroscopy confirmed that the addition of carbon nanotubes significantly increased microwave electrical properties of the thin (diameter about 100 μm) thermoplastic fibers. Moreover, the dielectric properties are improved for the thicker fibers, and they are almost stable at the frequency range 26-40 GHz and not dependent on the temperature. The variances in the dielectric properties of the fibers are associated with the degree of orientation of carbon nanotubes and the presence of bundles, which were examined using a high-resolution scanning microscope. Analyzing the mechanical properties of the nanocomposite fibers, as an effect of the carbon nanotubes addition, an improvement in the stiffness of the fibers was observed, together with a decrease in the fibers' elongation and tensile strength.

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carbon nanotubesdielectric propertiesEMI shieldinghot melt adhesivesmechanical propertiesmicrowavespolymer-based composites

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PMID34640094
PMCPMC8510411

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