Terpolymer (ABS) cermet (Ni-NiFe2O4) hybrid nanocomposite engineered 3D-carbon fabric mat as a X-band electromagnetic interference shielding material

Cermet was synthesized via one-pot solvothermal method, phase was confirmed by XRD, FE-SEM, and EDS spectroscopy. Then Ni-NiFe2O4/ABS nanocomposites (10-40 wt%) were engineered on 3D-carbon-fabric-mat by doctor blade coating technique to evaluate electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding in X-band. We found that the enriched shielding effectiveness of nanocomposite engineered 3D-fabric mat (40 wt% of Ni-NiFe2O4 in ABS) with thickness similar to 0.92 mm (density 1.19 g/cc(3)) is as high as 61.85 dB at 12 GHz and 54.81 dB at 8.1 GHz. Also, we have measured hydrophobic characteristics via contact angle goniometer, the results designate the hydrophobic water repellency property of about 142.3-107.8 degrees. (C) 2018 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.