Sol-Gel Preparation, Characterizationand Electromagnetic Interference Shielding of MWCNT-BaTiO3/Silica Nanocomposite

This paper investigated the preparation of a multi-walled carbon nanotube MWCNT-barium titanate/silica nanocomposite using a sol-gel technique. The synthesis was conducted using different amounts of MWCNT 2, 4, 6 and 8 wt. Scanning electron microscopy SEM, X-ray diffraction XRD, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy FTIR, Simultaneous thermal analysis STA, Dielectric behavior and Electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness EMI SE were used to characterize the as-synthesized specimens. It was found that the sol-gel process provided the nanocomposite with higher EMI SE value compared to the same nanocomposite prepared by the other methods. This is resulted due to a good mixing and homogeneous distribution of MWCNTs and other composite constituents. Results also indicated that the grain size of 98 nm for the nanocomposite prepared with 8 wt MWCNT and sintered at 750°C was concluded.