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Preparation of sandwich-like CNs@rGO nanocomposites with enhanced microwave absorption properties

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Herein, functionalized carbon nanospheres (CNs) are encapsulated within reduced graphene oxide (rGO) layers as a high-performance microwave-absorbing material. The obtained sandwich-like CNs@rGO nanocomposite is characterized by a well-matched characteristic impedance and multiple dielectric relaxation processes, resulting in a strong reflection loss (–33.09 dB at 14.01 GHz) and broad effective bandwidth of 12.2–17.6 GHz (5.4 GHz) with a low thickness of 2.0 mm, which is superior to many reported carbon absorbers and even some magnetic absorbers. This remarkable microwave absorption property is ascribed to the sandwich structure, indicating that the as-prepared sandwich-like CNs@rGO nanocomposites are potential candidates for lightweight microwave absorption materials.

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This study was supported by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (Su Caijiao [2018] No. 192) and the Graduate Innovation Project of Nantong University College of Textiles and Clothing (FZ201909).

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  1. Fiber Composites for Safety and Protection, National and Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Technical, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

    Qilong Sun, Yingying Cai, Wei Ye, Xiaoyun Long, Sijun Xu, Yue Ji & Ru Wang

  2. College of Textiles and Clothing, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

    Qilong Sun, Yingying Cai, Wei Ye, Xiaoyun Long, Sijun Xu, Yue Ji & Ru Wang

  3. Faculty of Textile Science and Technology, Shinshu University, 3-15-1 Tokida, Ueda, 386-8567, Japan

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Sun, Q., Cai, Y., Sun, L. et al. Preparation of sandwich-like CNs@rGO nanocomposites with enhanced microwave absorption properties. J Mater Sci 56, 1492–1503 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-05350-7

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