EMI Shielding of the Hydrophobic, Flexible, Lightweight Carbonless Nano-Plate Composites

The cost-effective spray coated composite was successfully synthesis and characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction techniques. The one step synthetic strategy was used for the synthesis of nanoplates that have a crystalline nature. The composites are amorphous and hydrophobic with micron thickness (<400 m). The maximum contact angle showed by composite is 132.65° and have wetting energy of -49.32 mN m^-1, spreading coefficient -122.12 mN m^-1, and work of adhesion 23.48 mN m^-1. The minimum thickness of synthesized nanoplate is 3 nm while the maximum sheet resistance, resistivity, and electrical conductivity of the composites are 11.890 ohm sq^-1, 0.4399 Ω.cm^-1, and 8.967 S.cm^-1, respectively. The cobalt nanoplate coated non-woven carbon fabric (CoFC) possesses excellent sheet resistance, hydrophobic nature, and EMI shielding efficiency of 99.99964%. The composite can block above 99.9913% of incident radiation (X band). Hence, the composite can be utilized in application areas such as medical clothes, mobile phones, automobiles, aerospace, and military equipment.