Characterization of a polyaniline/pre-oxidized fiber felt electromagnetic wave absorbing composite

Abstract

Firstly, a polyaniline/pre-oxidized fiber felt composite was prepared by in situ polymerization using pre-oxidized fiber felt as the substrate, aniline as the monomer, ammonium persulfate as the oxidant, and p-toluenesulfonic acid as the dopant. Secondly, the electromagnetic wave absorbing property and tensile property of the polyaniline/pre-oxidized fiber felt composite were investigated. Finally, the structure and composition were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and differential scanning calorimetry. The results show that the reflection loss of the polyaniline/pre-oxidized fiber felt composite is the smallest at the 3000 MHz frequency, reaching –8.23 dB, and the average surface resistance is 2059.84 Ω, with good conductivity. The characterization analysis shows that polyaniline has been successfully loaded on the pre-oxidized fiber felt, and the protonation reaction occurs at the nitrogen atom on the imine -N-. The polyaniline structure is doped by p-toluenesulfonic acid with a certain degree of order and crystallinity, and the composite has good thermal stability.