Polymer Nanocomposites for Electromagnetic Interference Shielding is the first reference to cover the different carbon nanomaterial-based polymer systems for EMI shielding, enabling the development of these novel conductive polymers and their application in a range of EMI shielding contexts, such as aerospace applications. The book explores the use of polymer composites with carbon nanomaterials (such as single walled carbon nanotubes, multiwalled carbon nanotubes, carbon nanofibers, and graphene) providing the required level of conductivity. In comparison to conventional metal-based EMI shielding materials, carbon-based conductive polymer composites are light-weight, corrosion-resistant and flexible, with good processability. However, the high proportion of carbon filler used in the most widely used polymer composites leads to a deterioration of the mechanical properties of polymer. The small diameter, high aspect ratio, high conductivity, and mechanical strength of CNTs make them an excellent option for creating conductive composites for high performance EMI shielding materials. Different polymers have different properties that can be used to achieve conductive composites with a variety of properties.

Author Biography

Veena Choudhary is Reliance Chair Professor of the Centre for Polymer Science and Engineering at IIT Delhi. Professor Choudhary teaches in the areas of polymer chemistry, polymer technology, rubber technology, high performance polymers, polymer blends and alloys, and polymer characterization. She has presented more than 380 journal/conference papers, with over 3800 citations. Bhanu Pratap Singh is a Senior Scientist in Physics and Engineering of Carbon at the CSIR-National Physical Laboratory in New Delhi. His research interests are on the large scale synthesis of carbon nanostructures and their advanced nanocomposites for structural applications, anode materials for Li-ion batteries and efficient EMI shielding materials.