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In this study, SiO2 hard template method and phenolic resin carbonization were synthesized to prepare porous hollow carbon microspheres. Porous hollow carbon microspheres with different mesoporous shells and internal cavities were obtained by adjusting the slow addition time of resorcinol-formaldehyde and stirring rate. The samples were characterized by SEM, TEM, nitrogen adsorption and desorption tests, and network vector analyzer. When the slow addition time is 90 min, the stirring rate is 950r/min, and the loading amount is only 6.25%, the optimal performance was observed. The minimum reflection loss rate (RLmin) is − 27.4dB and the maximum effective absorption bandwidth (EABmax) is 6.5 GHz. The reason why the absorbing material has good electromagnetic wave absorption performance is that the material contains internal cavity and mesoporous shell. The interface polarization not only improves the loss capacity, but also the porous structure is more conducive to the impedance matching.
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Yin, X., Zhang, Y., Zhang, Z. et al. Structure construction and wave-absorbing properties of mesoporous hollow carbon microspheres. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 2039 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11501-8
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