PANI-wrapped BaFe12O19 and SrFe12O19 with rGO composite materials for electromagnetic interference shielding applications

G P Abhilash; Devansh Sharma; Suryasarathi Bose; C Shivakumara

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13648

PANI-wrapped BaFe₁₂O₁₉ and SrFe₁₂O₁₉ with rGO composite materials for electromagnetic interference shielding applications

Heliyon. 2023 Feb 11;9(3):e13648. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13648. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Authors

G P Abhilash¹, Devansh Sharma², Suryasarathi Bose², C Shivakumara¹

Affiliations

¹ Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.
² Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560012, India.

Abstract

We report electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding efficiency in the PANI-wrapped BaFe₁₂O₁₉ and SrFe₁₂O₁₉ with rGO composites. Barium and strontium hexaferrites were synthesized using the nitrate citrate gel combustion method. These hexaferrites were polymerized in situ with aniline. The PANI-coated ferrite-based composite materials were developed along with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) polymer, and their shielding effectiveness was assessed in X-band frequency range (8.2-12.4 GHz). The reflection (SE_R) and absorption (SE_A) mechanism of shielding effectiveness was discussed with the different rGO concentrations. The results reveal that 5 wt% of rGO with PANI-coated barium and strontium hexaferrite polymer composites exhibit shielding efficiency of 21.5 dB and 19.5 dB, respectively, for 1 mm thickness composite. These hexaferrite polymer-based composite materials can be used as an attractive candidate for EM shielding materials in various technological applications.

Keywords: BaFe12O19; EMI shielding; In-situ polymerization; Magnetic properties; Polymer composites; SrFe12O19.