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Tailored composition of low emissivity top layer for lightweight visible light-infrared-radar multiband compatible stealth coating

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Here, we proposed a strategy of reducing the areal density and thickness of compatible stealth coatings by introducing silicone resin-based infrared stealth (IRS) coatings as the absorption peak modulation layer of a dual-layer absorber. The joint infrared-visual camouflage performance was achieved by employing Al powder and modified Cr2O3 (M-Cr2O3) hybrid filler in IRS coating. When the mass ratio of the above two pigments is 2:1, the coating exhibits a low emissivity value of 0.525 with green grass color. The radar wave-transmitting property and dielectric property of the infrared coating can be regulated by the mass ratio of Al powder to M-Cr2O3. By coating the Al/M-Cr2O3-filled layer on FeSiAl-based microwave absorption (MA) layer, enhanced MA performance was achieved due to the synergistic effect between the two layers. Outstandingly, introducing the Al/M-Cr2O3-filled IRS coating suppressed the thermal radiation of the double-layered structure by 41% and reduced the total thickness and areal density by 16% and 18.6%, respectively. The properties promote the service reliability and practicability of compatible stealth coatings on equipment.

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The authors acknowledge support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31800802); Innovative Talent Promotion Program-Youth Science and Technology Emerging Project (2021KJXX-101); and Fundamental Research Project of National Defense (2021-JCJQ-ZD-046-00).

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31800802); Innovative Talent Promotion Program-Youth Science and Technology Emerging Project (2021KJXX-101); and Fundamental Research Project of National Defense (2021-JCJQ-ZD-046–00).

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Xia Chai has made substantial contributions to the conception, design, and analysis of the work. Dongmei Zhu, Qiang Chen, Yuchang Qing, Fa Luo, and Xianhu Liu have provided substantial constructive suggestions and revised the work for important intellectual content. Kai Cao have made contributions to the interpretation of data. Zhibin Huang and Peng Li have provided operation knowledge. All authors reviewed the manuscript.

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Chai, X., Zhu, D., Chen, Q. et al. Tailored composition of low emissivity top layer for lightweight visible light-infrared-radar multiband compatible stealth coating. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 5, 3094–3103 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-022-00563-7

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