Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Polymers
Volume
14
Issue
18
Publisher
MDPI
School
School of Engineering
RAS ID
51946
Funders
Australian Research Council Discovery Project
Grant Number
ARC Number : DP180104035
Abstract
Many of the construction materials available are known to cause a drastic level of damage to the environment during their manufacturing stages. Hence, many researchers have attempted to formulate construction materials that are more environmentally friendly. Additionally, the rise in wireless communications in recent decades has seen a rapid increase in electromagnetic pollution and interference, which affects the functionality of sensitive electronic devices. This research is focused on fabricating a more sustainable construction material that could prevent electromagnetic interference for electronic devices housed inside. Carbon fibres of three different lengths were added in four variations to a geopolymer control mix to study their effect on electromagnetic interference shielding. The results showed that the amount of shielding produced by these composites increases with carbon fibre length and quantity. Morphological analyses showed that the interconnectivity of the fibres plays a crucial role in having a high level of shielding. While the flexural strength showed an improvement with the addition of carbon fibre, the compressive strength showed a slight reduction with the increase in carbon fibre length. The optimal level of shielding was produced by the specimen containing 0.7 % of 12 mm carbon fibre, which was the maximum amount of fibre of any length used in this study; the optimal level of shielding generated was 43.43 dB within the frequency range of 30 MHz to 1.5 GHz.
DOI
10.3390/polym14183750
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Comments
Wanasinghe, D., Aslani, F., & Ma, G. (2022). Effect of carbon fibres on electromagnetic-interference-shielding properties of geopolymer composites. Polymers, 14(18), Article 3750. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14183750