Influence of Ultrasonic Treatment on Electromagnetic Characteristicsof Composites Based on Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes at Wide Range of Frequencies (100 Hz – 258 GHz)

Abstract

In the present paper, we investigated microwave properties of polymer composites based on multiwall carbon nanotubes. The multiwall carbon nanotubes used in the composite were about 9.4 nm and 18.4 nm in diameter. The results show that the ultrasonic treatment modifies the dielectric properties of the composite. The dependence of the real and imaginary parts of the permittivity of sonication time is non linear. The results showed that composite material based on nanotubes with a diameter of 9.4 nm has a dispersive region of dielectric permittivity at the range about 10 GHz.