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Development of single-layered radar-absorbing material composed of graphene nanoplatelets-reinforced glass fabric/epoxy hybrid composites for X-band

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The present work describes the synthesis process of radar-absorbing material (RAM) composed of graphene nanoplatelets (GNP)-reinforced glass fabric-epoxy (EP/GF) hybrid composite laminates effective for both load bearing and microwave absorption in X-band (8.2–12.4 GHz). The fine and uniform dispersion of GNP was achieved by sonication, and RAM with GNP content 0.5, 1, and 3 wt% was fabricated by conventional hand-layup technique followed by compression molding. The coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE), tensile strength, and electrical conductivity of the hybrid composites were evaluated. The radar absorption properties of EP/GF/GNP RAM were investigated in the X-band. The RAM containing 0.5 wt% GNP showed lowest CTE which is about 83% lower than the CTE of neat epoxy resin. The addition of GNP in the EP/GF composite enhanced the tensile strength except for the composite with 0.5 wt% GNP. With increasing GNP loading, the electrical conductivity of EP/GF/GNP composites found to be increased. At 3 wt% GNP, the electrical conductivity of the composite enhanced by 4 orders of magnitude as compared to composite without GNP. The incorporation of GNP facilitated better microwave absorption for the EP/GF/GNP composite laminates. The excellent microwave absorption properties were seen in the composite reinforced with 0.5 wt% GNP, i.e., the measured RLmin is -18.31 dB at 9.98 GHz frequency with 90% EM waves absorption bandwidth of 1.45 GHz (9.25 to 10.7 GHz). Moreover, hybrid containing 3 wt% GNP exhibited a shielding effectiveness of more than 22 dB in the X-band.

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Darekar, V.S., Goyal, R.K. Development of single-layered radar-absorbing material composed of graphene nanoplatelets-reinforced glass fabric/epoxy hybrid composites for X-band. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 35, 1167 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-024-12928-3

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