Electromagnetic Waves Absorption of the Epoxy Resin-MWCNT Composite Synthesis via Ultrasonic Bath and Milling Process

In this study, ultrasonic bath and milling processes were used to synthesis epoxy resin-multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) composite, and their effect on the absorption of magnetic waves was investigated using the Vector Network Analyzer (VNA) test. The effect of the concentration of MWCNT used to attract the wave's magnetic part in the epoxy resin matrix is also investigated. This study showed that the optimal amount of MWCNT in this epoxy resin-MWCNT composite was about 5 wt.% for the ultrasonic bath method, while it was around 15 wt% for the milling method. The ultrasonic bath caused the reflection losses (RL) value reaches to about -25 dB in the range of 9 to 11 GHz. The results of the VSM test showed that the composite produced from epoxy resin and MWCNT is a soft magnetic material. Also, the sample produced in the ultrasonic bath process has a higher magnetic saturation than the milling process, which causes it to absorb more electromagnetic waves.