Within the project, 5 workshops, 3 summer schools, and 4 onsite trainings were organized. PhD students and young researchers (8) from the widening country attended 5 different courses at partner institutions. In total, 155 lectures were presented to 372 participants. In collaboration with 28 specialists from 15 organizations worldwide, the team prepared a comprehensive monograph (10 chapters/500 pages). Strengthening of research management capacity was achieved through: (1) education (WSs, training attendances), (2) meetings with the administrative staff of advanced partner institutions, and (3) active participation in the GrInShield project implementation. Templates for all projects and a documentation collecting system, summarized in the Project Implementation Handbook, were created.
The team was focused on graphene oxide (GO) and silver nanowires (AgNWs) for EMI shielding. To create protective, flexible, and durable materials, GO, AgNWs, and GO-AgNWs are incorporated into various polymers. Graphene-based composites are functionalized with textile fabrics to produce EMI protective clothes.
Biowaste from fruit processing was used in the production of graphene-based nanomaterials, gamma irradiation was employed to modify the graphene and structure, and doping with N-atoms was achieved. GO and reduced GO were incorporated in polymers: PMMA, PCL, PP, etc. Obtained composites are lightweight, flexible, up to 2 mm thickness, and with EMI SE up to 16.05 dB. By combining gamma irradiation and annealing in NH3, N-doped graphenes were produced and showed a remarkable EMI SE of 20.30 dB, which rich the value of 35 dB at some frequencies (10.5 GHz). Two types of cotton textiles were functionlized with GO, reduced GO, GO and AgNWs, and rare earth nanoparticles (RENPs) with the ability to block around 80% of incident waves in the wide frequency range (10-35 GHz).
