Sulfur doped graphene/polystyrene nanocomposites for electromagnetic interference shielding

Faisal Shahzad; Seunggun Yu; Pradip Kumar; Jang Woo Lee; Yoon Hyun Kim; Soon Man Hong; Chong Min Koo

doi:10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.07.036

Sulfur doped graphene/polystyrene nanocomposites for electromagnetic interference shielding

Faisal Shahzad, Seunggun Yu, Pradip Kumar, Jang Woo Lee, Yoon Hyun Kim, Soon Man Hong, Chong Min Koo

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Abstract

In this paper, for the first time, we present a simple and straightforward method to improve not only electrical conductivity and complex permittivity but also electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness of reduced graphene oxide (rGO)/polystyrene (PS) nanocomposites through sulfur doping. Sulfur-doped reduced graphene oxide with thiophene-like structure (2.6at.% S), synthesized through a simple heating process of a mixture of graphene oxide and sulfur powder, revealed almost three times larger electrical conductivity (1095Sm^-1) than undoped rGO (395Sm^-1). The SrGO/PS nanocomposite showed not only 150% larger electrical conductivity and 50% larger complex permittivity, but also improved EMI shielding effectiveness (24.5dB) at a frequency of 18GHz than rGO/PS nanocomposite (21.4dB) at the same loading level of 7.5vol.%. Considering the simplicity and effectiveness of process, sulfur doping of graphene is expected to be used as a versatile method to improve EMI shielding efficiency of graphene/polymer nanocomposites.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1267-1275
Number of pages	9
Journal	Composite Structures
Volume	133
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.07.036
Publication status	Published - 2015 Dec 1
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Conductivity
Electromagnetic interference shielding
Graphene
Permittivity
Sulfur doping

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Ceramics and Composites
Civil and Structural Engineering

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