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Constructing BaTiO3/TiO2@polypyrrole composites with hollow multishelled structure for enhanced electromagnetic wave absorbing properties

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BaTiO3/TiO2@polypyrrole (PPy) composites with hollow multishelled structure (HoMS) were constructed to enhance the electromagnetic wave absorbing properties of BaTiO3-based absorbing material. BaTiO3/TiO2 HoMSs were prepared by hydrothermal crystallization using TiO2 HoMSs as template. Then, FeCl3 was introduced to initiate the oxidative polymerization of pyrrole monomer, forming BaTiO3/TiO2@PPy HoMSs successfully. The electromagnetic wave absorbing properties of BaTiO3/TiO2 HoMSs and BaTiO3/TiO2@PPy HoMSs with different shell number were investigated using a vector network analyzer. The results indicate that BaTiO3/TiO2@PPy HoMSs exhibit improved microwave absorption compared with BaTiO3/TiO2 HoMSs. In particular, tripled-shelled BaTiO3/TiO2@PPy HoMS has the most excellent absorbing performance. The best reflection loss can reach up to −21.80 dB at 13.34 GHz with a corresponding absorber thickness of only 1.3 mm, and the qualified absorption bandwidth of tripled-shelled BaTiO3/TiO2@PPy HoMS is up to 4.2 GHz. This work paves a new way for the development of high-performance composite microwave absorbing materials.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51972305, 21820 102002, 21931012, 51932001, and 51872024).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100190, China

    Dan Mao, Mei Yang, Zumin Wang & Dan Wang

  2. Department of Energy Storage Science and Engineering, School of Metallurgical and Ecological Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, 100083, China

    Zhen Zhang & Ranbo Yu

  3. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China

    Dan Mao & Dan Wang

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Mao, D., Zhang, Z., Yang, M. et al. Constructing BaTiO3/TiO2@polypyrrole composites with hollow multishelled structure for enhanced electromagnetic wave absorbing properties. Int J Miner Metall Mater 30, 581–590 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-022-2556-7

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