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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Planar Electrically Large Structures of Carbon Nanotube Films with High Absorption and Shielding Performance in X-Band.

Apostolos Sotiropoulos, Athanasios Masouras, Hristos T Anastassiu, Vassilis Kostopoulos, Stavros Koulouridis

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Apostolos SotiropoulosDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9938-7828
Athanasios MasourasDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-0262-3116
Hristos T AnastassiuDepartment of Computer, Informatics and Communications Engineering, International Hellenic University, 62124 Serres, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-3230-4696
Vassilis KostopoulosDepartment of Mechanical Engineering and Aeronautics, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.
Stavros KoulouridisDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-6102-7798

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Abstract

We consider light, high-absorbance, low-reflectance, electrically large layered sheet structures composed of thin carbon nanotube films. Such structures can be utilized in electromagnetic absorption and shielding applications in the X-band. They are of increasing interest in sensor-enabling technologies, stealth systems, and EMI shielding of electronic components. Especially in aerospace, this is crucial, as sensors are integral to aerospace engineering, enhancing the safety, efficiency, and performance of aircraft and spacecraft. To that end, sheets with carbon nanotube films embedded in a glass fiber polymer matrix are fabricated. The films have a thickness of around 70 μm. As shown, they cause a significant attenuation of the electromagnetic field. For shielding applications, a single-film sheet structure with total thickness of 1.65 mm presents an attenuation of around 25 dB in the transmission coefficient, while the attenuation can reach 37 dB for a two-film sheet structure with thickness of 1.8 mm. Shielding effectiveness performance is found to be greater than 35 dB for the two-film sheet structure. For applications requiring both high shielding and absorption, a two-layered structure with a thickness of 4.65 mm has been designed. The absorption, represented by the Loss Factor, is calculated to achieve values greater than 90%. The simulation results show good agreement with the measured data. The findings demonstrate a promising structure for materials suitable for sensor housings and smart electromagnetic environments where the suppression of electromagnetic interference is critical. In conclusion, the addition of carbon nanotube films, even at micrometer thicknesses, within a glass fiber polymer matrix significantly enhances both electromagnetic shielding and absorption performance.

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carbon nanotubeselectromagnetic compatibilityelectromagnetic interferenceshielding effectiveness

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