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Novel polyvinyl alcohol/silver hybrid nanocomposites for high performance electromagnetic wave shielding effectiveness

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A novel conducting polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) reinforced silver (Ag) nanoparticles were successfully synthesized for electromagnetic wave shielding at microwave frequency. The microstructures of the nanocomposites were examined by means of X-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscope and transmission scanning microscopy. Mechanical and electrical properties of PVA/Ag nanocomposite were investigated in detail. With the inclusion of 10 wt% Ag nanoparticles to PVA matrix, an electromagnetic interference shielding effectiveness of magnitude in the range of 51 dB in the microwave frequency was obtained. The prepared new nanocomposites can be used in the microwave devices and also for biomedical applications with low cost.

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Acknowledgments

This study was supported by TABUK University under projects No: S-0195-1434 and S-0196-1434. Authors thank to Tabuk University for supporting. Authors gratefully acknowledge and thank the Deanship of Scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, for the research group “Advances in composites, Synthesis and applications”. This work is as a result of international collaboration of the group with Prof. F. Yakuphanoglu. Prof.Dr. Farid El-Tantawy thanks to TÜBİTAK for financial supporting under 2221—Fellowships for Visiting Scientists and Scientists on Sabbatical.

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  1. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, P.O. 80203, Jeddah, 21589, Saudi Arabia

    Ahmed A. Al-Ghamdi, Omar A. Al-Hartomy & F. Yakuphanoglu

  2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Tabuk University, Tabuk, 71491, Saudia Arabia

    Omar A. Al-Hartomy

  3. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, Egypt

    Farid El-Tantawy

  4. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Firat University, Elazig, 23169, Turkey

    F. Yakuphanoglu

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Al-Ghamdi, A.A., Al-Hartomy, O.A., El-Tantawy, F. et al. Novel polyvinyl alcohol/silver hybrid nanocomposites for high performance electromagnetic wave shielding effectiveness. Microsyst Technol 21, 859–868 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00542-014-2120-0

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