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Variable Microwave Transmission Attenuation by Conducting Polymers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

Martin W. Rupich ,
Ying Ping Liu  and
Alan B. Kon
Martin W. Rupich
Affiliation:
EIC Laboratories, Inc., 111 Downey Street, Norwood, MA 02062
Ying Ping Liu
Affiliation:
EIC Laboratories, Inc., 111 Downey Street, Norwood, MA 02062
Alan B. Kon
Affiliation:
EIC Laboratories, Inc., 111 Downey Street, Norwood, MA 02062
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Abstract

The microwave properties of polypyrrole, polyaniline and poly(3-hydroquinonylpyrrole) films were examined as a function of doping level, conductivity, counter anion and thickness. The microwave transmittance of the polymer films was varied from less than 10% to greater than 90%; by oxidizing and reducing the polymers. The potential use of conductive polymers in the design of an electromagnetic modulator for the tunable attenuation of microwave radiation is described.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 293: Symposium U – Solid State Ionics III , 1992 , 163
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1993

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