Carbon nanotube-based polymer composites for microwave applications

Author

Pacchini, S. ; Idda, T. ; Dubuc, D. ; Flahaut, E. ; Grenier, K.

Author_Institution

LAAS-CNRS, Toulouse Univ, 7 Av. du colonel Roche, 31077 Cedex 04 - France

fYear

2008

fDate

15-20 June 2008

Firstpage

101

Lastpage

104

Abstract

In this paper, the impact of double-wall carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs) concentration within BenzoCycloButen (BCB) composites on electromagnetic properties is evaluated and modeled with coplanar test structures. It is demonstrated that only 0.37 wt. % of DWCNT concentration increases the line losses level by more than a decade over a large frequency range. The resulting engineerable composite brings to RF-designer a novel degree of freedom to design and optimize microwave innovative components.

Keywords

carbon nanotubes; filled polymers; microwave materials; nanocomposites; BenzoCycloButen composites; carbon nanotube-based polymer composites; coplanar test structures; double-wall carbon nanotubes; electromagnetic properties; microwave applications; Carbon nanotubes; Coplanar waveguides; Electromagnetic scattering; Electrons; Microwave devices; Microwave frequencies; Organic materials; Polymers; Solvents; Testing; BCB; Carbon NanoTubes (CNT); Composite media; microwave; polymer;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Symposium Digest, 2008 IEEE MTT-S International

Conference_Location

Atlanta, GA

ISSN

0149-645X

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1780-3

Electronic_ISBN

0149-645X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MWSYM.2008.4633113

Filename

4633113