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Novel core/shell Fe3O4/C/polypyrrole (PPy) composites were prepared via facile hydrothermal and chemical oxidative polymerization method. The obtained Fe3O4/C/PPy exhibits a dual core–shell structure in which an intermediate carbon layer provides excellent electrical connectivity between Fe3O4 nanoparticles and PPy polymer. Further, these trilaminar core/shell composites were investigated for EMI shielding material to prevent EMI pollution. The excellent EMI shielding efficiency (> 28) dB was attained for Fe3O4/C:PPy (2:8 wt/wt) at thickness 0.8 mm which is mainly governed by absorption. Additional evidence of superior EMI absorption performance is the magnetic property of Fe3O4/C:PPy composites. It was observed that magnetic properties of Fe3O4/C:PPy composites highly depend on the content and thickness of the shell which influences the spin motion of Fe3O4 nanoparticles. Thus, it is anticipated that spin motion plays a decisive role in EMI shielding performance of Fe3O4/C/PPy composites.
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V. Shukla acknowledges to Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and MHRD, India, for providing the financial assistantship to carry out the research work. The author would like to thank Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Srivastava (Department of Physics) and Prof. Suneel Kumar Srivastava (Department of Chemistry), Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India, for continuous support, sample preparation and EMI shielding measurements for this research work.
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Shukla, V. Role of spin disorder in magnetic and EMI shielding properties of Fe3O4/C/PPy core/shell composites. J Mater Sci 55, 2826–2835 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-04198-w
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