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Core-shell LaOCl/LaFeO3 nanofibers with matched impedance for high-efficiency electromagnetic wave absorption

核壳结构LaOCl/LaFeO3纳米纤维的阻抗匹配设计及 其电磁吸波性能研究

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The widespread applications of electromagnetic (EM) waves in wireless communication and detection may lead to severe EM wave pollution, which drives the urgent need for EM wave absorbents. However, satisfactory impedance matching remains a challenge for the wide bandwidth absorption of one-dimensional core-shell absorbers. To cope with this challenge, in this study, a novel core-shell LaOCl/LaFeO3 nanofiber (NF) is designed and successfully synthesized via electrospinning followed by proper thermal treatment. This unique structure first assembles conductive magnetic LaFeO3 shells and ionic compound LaOCl cores. Benefiting from the synergistic contributions of the dielectric and magnetic loss coupling and impedance matching, the LaOCl/LaFeO3 NFs exhibit a dramatically optimized performance with a minimum reflection loss (RL) of −40.1 dB (at 2.0 mm) and an effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) of 6.4 GHz (at 2.4 mm) under an ultra-low filler loading of 4 wt%. This work provides a promising LaOCl/LaFeO3 NF EM wave absorber and opens up a new avenue to tune the impedance match by the composition and microstructure design.

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电磁波在无线通信等领域的广泛应用导致了严重的电磁污染, 迫切需要研发高性能电磁波吸收材料. 本文针对吸波材料阻抗不匹配 等关键问题, 设计并成功制备了新型核壳LaOCl/LaFeO3纳米纤维电磁 波吸收剂. 这种独特的一维多级结构由导电LaFeO3磁性壳层和离子化 合物LaOCl核层组成. 基于介电-磁损耗耦合和阻抗匹配的协同作用, LaOCl/LaFeO3纳米纤维在超低负载条件下(4wt%),表现出 −40.1dB(2.0 mm)的反射损耗和6.4GHz(2.4mm)的有效吸收带宽.该 工作提出了一种新型LaOCl/LaFeO3纳米纤维吸波材料, 并为阻抗匹配 调控和电磁吸波性能优化开辟了新策略.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (52102068, 52073156, and 52202058), the State Key Laboratory of New Ceramic and Fine Processing, Tsinghua University (KF202112), the Science and Technology on Advanced Functional Composite Laboratory (6142906200509), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (20KJB430017) and NUPTSF (NY219162), the Key Science and Technology Program of Henan Province (212102210591), the Foundation for University Youth Key Teachers of Henan Province (2020GGJS170), and the Support Program for Scientific and Technological Innovation Talents of Higher Education in Henan Province (21HASTIT004).

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  1. School of Science, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications, Nanjing, 210023, China

    Yan Xing  (邢岩) & Yicun Fan  (范艺存)

  2. Henan Key Laboratory of Aeronautical Materials and Application Technology, School of Material Science and Engineering, Zhengzhou University of Aeronautics, Zhengzhou, 450046, China

    Zhikai Yan  (严智凯)

  3. School of Microelectronics, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China

    Biao Zhao  (赵彪)

  4. School of Materials Science and Hydrogen Energy, Foshan University, Foshan, 528000, China

    Yujia Huang  (黄语嘉)

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    Yan Xing  (邢岩), Yujia Huang  (黄语嘉) & Wei Pan  (潘伟)

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Xing Y and Zhao B were responsible for the experimental design and conceptualization; Fan Y and Yan Z performed the experiments and characterization; Xing Y, Zhao B, and Huang Y contributed to the data analyses; Xing Y wrote the paper with support from Zhao B and Pan W. All authors contributed to the general discussion.

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Yan Xing obtained her PhD degree in materials science and engineering from Tsinghua University in 2019. Currently, she is a lecturer at the School of Science, Nanjing University of Posts & Telecommunications. Her research interests include the synthesis and multifunctional applications of nanofibers, electromagnetic wave absorption materials, and high-entropy ceramic fibers.

Biao Zhao is currently an associate researcher at the School of Microelectronics, Fudan University. During 2016–2018, he was trained as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Toronto. His main interests focus on the synthesis and characterization of hollow honeycomb structure absorbing materials, carbon-based elastic absorbers, magnetic composite aerogels, flexible wearable electromagnetic shielding materials, and transparent conductive shielding materials.

Wei Pan is a professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, China. He received his PhD degree from Nagoya University (1990). Prof Pan’s research interests include advanced ceramics processing, nanofibers and devices, low thermal conductive materials and thermal barrier coating, and oxide ion conductive materials.

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Xing, Y., Fan, Y., Yan, Z. et al. Core-shell LaOCl/LaFeO3 nanofibers with matched impedance for high-efficiency electromagnetic wave absorption. Sci. China Mater. 66, 1587–1596 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-022-2264-9

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