Investigation of EMI and UV–IR shielding properties of wool and cotton/elastane nanocomposite fabrics


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İlhan İ., Esen M., Karaaslan M., Yılmaz Akyürek B.

JOURNAL OF COATINGS TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH, sa.20, ss.1407-1422, 2023 (SCI-Expanded)

Özet

In this study, the electromagnetic interfer-
ence (EMI) and ultraviolet–infrared (UV–IR) shield-
ing behavior of wool (WO) and cotton/elastane (CO/
EL) nanocomposite fabrics have been investigated.
The study aims to investigate the EMI and UV–IR
shielding performance of the CO/EL and wool-based
fabrics coated with carbon (C), graphite (Gr), and
indium (In) nanocomposite layers. To produce
nanocomposite fabric samples, these three materials
were used in different compositions and the coating
processes were carried out by electron cyclotron
resonance (ECR) and thermal evaporation methods.
Subsequently, the EMI and UV–IR measurements
were performed for the coated fabric samples, and the
results have been analyzed. In this study, it has been
proven for the first time that the ECR coating method
can be used for coating fabrics as a textile material.
Finally, it is found that the C+Gr(grid filled)+In wool
sample and the carbon-coated CO/EL sample have
widely exhibited a significant positive effect on increas-
ing the EMI shielding performance in the range of 18–
43 and 12–18 GHz frequencies, respectively. In addi-
tion, the results show that the C+Gr(grid)+C-coated
CO/EL fabric has significant potential to increase the
UV–IR shielding performance.