Enhanced electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of polycarbonate/graphene nanocomposites foamed via 1-step supercritical carbon dioxide process

Materials and Design

Volumn 90, Issue , 2016, Pages 906-914

  Gedler, G ^a,b   Antunes, M ^a   Velasco, J I ^a   Ozisik, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

1 Step foaming; Composite foams; Electromagnetic interference shielding; Graphene; Polycarbonate; Small angle X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON DIOXIDE PROCESS; ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE INTERFERENCE; FILLED POLYMERS; FOAMS; GRAPHENE; MAGNETIC SHIELDING; NANOCOMPOSITES; POLYCARBONATES; SHIELDING; SIGNAL INTERFERENCE; SUPERCRITICAL FLUID EXTRACTION; X RAY SCATTERING;

COMPOSITE FOAMS; COMPOSITE MORPHOLOGY; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE SHIELDING; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE SHIELDING EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTRONIC APPLICATION; EMI SHIELDING EFFECTIVENESS; RELATIVE PERMITTIVITY; SUPERCRITICAL CARBON DIOXIDES;

ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING;

EID: 84952360595     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2015.11.021     Document Type: Article

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