Preparation and characterization of the nano-particles composites of Ni-Fe alloys dispersed on expanded graphite for the shielding of electromagnetic radiations

The composites with nano-particles of Ni-Fe alloys dispersed on the nano-layers of expanded graphite (EG) were prepared by the impregnation of EG with ethanol solutions of nickel and iron acetates, followed by drying and reduction in H-2. The square nano-particles of Ni-Fe alloys with particle sizes of mainly 20 similar to 40 nm were found to be well spread on the layers of EG. The alloy nano-particles exhibited high shielding effectiveness (SE) for electromagnetic radiations at low frequencies due to their high magnetic conductivity. Since EG is electronically conductive and displayed high SE at high frequencies, the composites exhibited good SE at wide range of frequencies. The electric and magnetic conductivities of the composites could be monitored through regulating the loadings of alloy nano-particles on EG, and it was found that the composites with 20%similar to 40% of the alloys exhibited good SE. Specifically, the composite 27%Ni-3%Fe-EG showed the excellent SE from 66 to 110 dB at the frequencies from 300 kHz to 1.5 GHz.