Issue 6, 2019

Ultrathin high-performance electromagnetic wave absorbers with facilely fabricated hierarchical porous Co/C crabapples

Abstract

Extremely strong electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorption with a minimum reflection loss (RL) of −56.9 dB at 9.3 GHz at an absorber thickness of only 1.92 mm was observed for the hierarchical porous cobalt (Co)/carbon (C) crabapples, lab-made via a facile solvothermal reaction coupled with a following carbon reduction treatment. At an ultrathin thickness of 1.4 mm, the hierarchical porous Co/C crabapples (50 wt% filling content) provided 90% EMW absorption over a broad bandwidth of 5.9 GHz. A broad bandwidth of 5.8 GHz at 2.0 mm thickness was still achieved at a low filling ratio of 30 wt% filler content. This broad-band EMW absorption resulted from the synergy of cobalt and carbon with a significantly improved impedance matching level. The strong magnetism of cobalt endowed the composites with strong absorption ability and thin absorber thickness. The unique porous structural features also contributed to the enhanced EMW absorption by inducing multi-scatterings. The hierarchical porous Co/C crabapples with high absorbing performance together with ultrathin absorber thickness can be applied as a promising EMW absorption material.

Graphical abstract: Ultrathin high-performance electromagnetic wave absorbers with facilely fabricated hierarchical porous Co/C crabapples

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
02 10 2018
Accepted
17 12 2018
First published
17 12 2018

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019,7, 1659-1669

Ultrathin high-performance electromagnetic wave absorbers with facilely fabricated hierarchical porous Co/C crabapples

N. Wu, C. Liu, D. Xu, J. Liu, W. Liu, H. Liu, J. Zhang, W. Xie and Z. Guo, J. Mater. Chem. C, 2019, 7, 1659 DOI: 10.1039/C8TC04984J

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