GO-CNTs hybrids reinforced epoxy composites with porous structure as microwave absorbers

Yu Liu (1) , Delong He (1) , Olivier Dubrunfaut (2) , Anne Zhang (1) , Hanlu Zhang (1) , Lionel Pichon (2) , Jinbo Bai (1)

1 MSSMat - Laboratoire de mécanique des sols, structures et matériaux
2 GeePs - Laboratoire Génie électrique et électronique de Paris

Foam structures with epoxy as matrix and both carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and their hybrids with graphene oxide (GO-CNTs) as absorber were fabricated, and their microwave absorbing and electromagnetic properties were investigated in the frequency range of 1-18 GHz. The fillers and bubbles were uniformly distributed in the composites. The complex permittivity and electrical conductivity of the composites increased as the fillers' content increasing. The best performance of the reflection loss (RL) can be obtained for a foam structure with 0.5 wt% GO-CNTs, which had a RL peak value of-20dB with a-10 dB range of 5.3 GHz (10.8-16.1 GHz). Multi-layered structures were also discussed in this work, a RL peak value of-40dB with a-10dB range of 7.1GHz (9.9-17GHz) have been obtained by combining two foam structures, which are 2 mm thick 0.5 wt% GO-CNTs/epoxy and 1mm thick 2.0 wt% GO-CNTs/epoxy. Furthermore, the-10dB range can reach 11.5GHz (6.5-18GHz) when combining 2.6mm thick 0.5 wt% GO-CNTs/epoxy and 1.3mm thick 2.0 wt% GO-CNTs/epoxy.

Mots clés: Carbon nanotubes; Hybrid composites; Layered structures; Microwave absorber

Domaines: Matériaux; Electromagnétisme

Yu Liu, Delong He, Olivier Dubrunfaut, Anne Zhang, Hanlu Zhang, et al.. GO-CNTs hybrids reinforced epoxy composites with porous structure as microwave absorbers. Composites Science and Technology, 2020, 200, pp.108450. ⟨10.1016/j.compscitech.2020.108450⟩. ⟨hal-02934148⟩