Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Nanosheet assembled hierarchical Co3O4/Co9S8 microspheres for low-frequency electromagnetic wave absorption

  • Article
  • Published:
Journal of Materials Research Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

In this work, Co3O4/Co9S8 composite microspheres were prepared to eliminate electromagnetic wave (EMW) radiation and interference problems especially toward low-frequency EMW. The results show that with 20 wt% loading ratio of Co3O4/Co9S8 in 2.5 mm paraffin matrix, the minimum reflection loss (RLmin) can be − 44.3 dB at 11.84 GHz. The analysis of EMW attenuation mechanism suggests that the outstanding EMW absorption efficiency is due to the large specific surface area and the improved impedance matching and interfacial polarizations between Co3O4 and Co9S8 components. Specially, as the loading ratio of Co3O4/Co9S8 component is 40 wt%, the sample presents optimal RLmin of − 52 dB at 2.72 GHz. Apparently, the Co3O4/Co9S8 composite has better EMW absorption performance at low frequency. The excellent EMW abortion property at low frequency is attributed to the good matching between permittivity and impedance of the Co3O4/Co9S8 composite.

Graphical abstract

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Subscribe and save

Springer+ Basic
$34.99 /Month
  • Get 10 units per month
  • Download Article/Chapter or eBook
  • 1 Unit = 1 Article or 1 Chapter
  • Cancel anytime
Subscribe now

Buy Now

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Figure 1
Figure 2
Figure 3
Figure 4
Figure 5
Figure 6
Figure 7
Figure 8
Figure 9

Similar content being viewed by others

Data availability

The datasets generated during and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

References

  1. B. Quan, X. Liang, G. Ji, Y. Cheng, W. Liu, J. Ma, Y. Zhang, D. Li, G. Xu, Dielectric polarization in electromagnetic wave absorption: Review and perspective. J. Alloys Compd. 728, 1065–1075 (2017)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. M.-S. Cao, Y.-Z. Cai, P. He, J.-C. Shu, W.-Q. Cao, J. Yuan, 2D MXenes: Electromagnetic property for microwave absorption and electromagnetic interference shielding. Chem. Eng. J. 359, 1265–1302 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  3. Q. Li, Z. Zhang, L. Qi, Q. Liao, Z. Kang, Y. Zhang, Toward the application of high frequency electromagnetic wave absorption by carbon nanostructures. Adv. Sci. 6, 1801057 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  4. D. Hou, J. Yu, P. Wang, Molecular dynamics modeling of the structure, dynamics, energetics and mechanical properties of cement-polymer nanocomposite. Compos. B 162, 433–444 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  5. Y. Zhang, J. Gu, A perspective for developing polymer-based electromagnetic interference shielding composites. Nano-Micro Lett. 14, 89 (2022)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  6. L. Wang, Z. Ma, Y. Zhang, L. Chen, D. Cao, J. Gu, Polymer-based EMI shielding composites with 3D conductive networks: A mini-review. SusMat 1, 413–431 (2021)

    Article  Google Scholar 

  7. C. Liang, Z. Gu, Y. Zhang, Z. Ma, H. Qiu, J. Gu, Structural design strategies of polymer matrix composites for electromagnetic interference shielding: A review. Nano-Micro Lett. 13, 181 (2021)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  8. D. Hou, W. Zhang, M. Sun, P. Wang, M. Wang, J. Zhang, Z. Li, Modified Lucas-Washburn function of capillary transport in the calcium silicate hydrate gel pore: A coarse-grained molecular dynamics study. Cem. Concr. Res. 136, 106166 (2020)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  9. S. Wei, T. Chen, Q. Wang, Z. Shi, W. Li, S. Chen, Metal-organic framework derived hollow CoFe@C composites by the tunable chemical composition for efficient microwave absorption. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 593, 370–379 (2021)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  10. J. Ma, J. Shu, W. Cao, M. Zhang, X. Wang, J. Yuan, M. Cao, A green fabrication and variable temperature electromagnetic properties for thermal stable microwave absorption towards flower-like Co3O4@rGO/SiO2 composites. Compos. B 166, 187–195 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  11. J. Liu, H. Liang, Y. Zhang, G. Wu, H. Wu, Facile synthesis of ellipsoid-like MgCo2O4/Co3O4 composites for strong wideband microwave absorption application. Compos. B 176, 107240 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  12. X. Xu, G. Wang, G. Wan, S. Shi, C. Hao, Y. Tang, G. Wang, Magnetic Ni/graphene connected with conductive carbon nano-onions or nanotubes by atomic layer deposition for lightweight and low-frequency microwave absorption. Chem. Eng. J. 382, 122980 (2020)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  13. P. Liu, Y. Zhang, J. Yan, Y. Huang, L. Xia, Z. Guang, Synthesis of lightweight N-doped graphene foams with open reticular structure for high-efficiency electromagnetic wave absorption. Chem. Eng. J. 368, 285–298 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  14. J. Yan, Y. Huang, X. Han, X. Gao, P. Liu, Metal organic framework (ZIF-67)-derived hollow CoS2/N-doped carbon nanotube composites for extraordinary electromagnetic wave absorption. Compos. B 163, 67–76 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  15. T. Zhu, W. Shen, X. Wang, Y.-F. Song, W. Wang, Paramagnetic CoS2@MoS2 core-shell composites coated by reduced graphene oxide as broadband and tunable high-performance microwave absorbers. Chem. Eng. J. 378, 122159 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  16. Z. Zhao, S. Xu, Z. Du, C. Jiang, X. Huang, Metal–organic framework-based PB@MoS2 core–shell microcubes with high efficiency and broad bandwidth for microwave absorption performance. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 7, 7183–7192 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  17. D. Hou, Q. Yang, P. Wang, Z. Jin, M. Wang, Y. Zhang, X. Wang, Unraveling disadhesion mechanism of epoxy/CSH interface under aggressive conditions. Cem. Concr. Res. 146, 106489 (2021)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  18. K. Xu, L. Yang, Y. Yang, C. Yuan, Improved ethanol gas sensing performances of a ZnO/Co3O4 composite induced by its flytrap-like structure. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19, 29601–29607 (2017)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  19. K. Xu, J. Zou, S. Tian, Y. Yang, F. Zeng, T. Yu, Y. Zhang, X. Jie, C. Yuan, Single-crystalline porous nanosheets assembled hierarchical Co3O4 microspheres for enhanced gas-sensing properties to trace xylene. Sens. Actuators B 246, 68–77 (2017)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  20. M. Guo, K. Xu, Y. Qu, F. Zeng, C. Yuan, Porous Co3O4/CoS2 nanosheet-assembled hierarchical microspheres as superior electrocatalyst towards oxygen evolution reaction. Electrochim. Acta 268, 10–19 (2018)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  21. C. Zhou, C. Wu, H. Lv, M. Yan, Porous Co9S8 nanotubes with the percolation effect for lightweight and highly efficient electromagnetic wave absorption. J. Mater. Chem. C 7, 1696–1704 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  22. Z. Liu, C. Pan, W. Li, X. Zhang, L. Wang, B. Lin, S. Chen, Hierarchical NiCo2−xFexO4/Ni2CoS4 nanoarray-decorated carbon textile anode with enhanced stability and capacitance. J. Mater. Sci. 54, 4905–4916 (2018)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  23. D. Hou, K. Zhang, F. Hong, S. Wu, Z. Wang, M. Li, M. Wang, The corrosion deterioration of reinforced passivation film: The impact of defects. Appl. Surf. Sci. 582, 152408 (2022)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  24. Z. Wang, W. Xu, X. Chen, Y. Peng, Y. Song, C. Lv, H. Liu, J. Sun, D. Yuan, X. Li, X. Guo, D. Yang, L. Zhang, Defect-rich nitrogen doped Co3O4/C porous nanocubes enable high-efficiency bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysis. Adv. Funct. Mater. 29, 1902875 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  25. J. Wang, F. Wu, Z. Yang, T. Shah, A. Zhang, Q. Zhang, B. Zhang, Preparation of CTCNFs/Co9S8 hybrid nanofibers with enhanced microwave absorption performance. Nanotechnolgy 31, 225605 (2020)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  26. X. Liu, C. Hao, L. He, C. Yang, Y. Chen, C. Jiang, R. Yu, Yolk–shell structured Co-C/Void/Co9S8 composites with a tunable cavity for ultrabroadband and efficient low-frequency microwave absorption. Nano Res. 11, 4169–4182 (2018)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  27. X. Bai, L. Wang, Y. Lin, Hierarchical N, S-codoped honeycomb-like porous C@Co9S8@CNTs structure as high-performance microwave absorber. Mater. Lett. 264, 127342 (2020)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  28. X. Liu, C. Hao, H. Jiang, M. Zeng, R. Yu, Hierarchical NiCo2O4/Co3O4/NiO porous composite: A lightweight electromagnetic wave absorber with tunable absorbing performance. J. Mat. Chem. C 5, 3770–3778 (2017)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  29. J. Wu, Z. Pan, Y. Dai, T. Wang, H. Zhang, S. Yan, J. Xu, K. Song, Encapsulation of sulfur cathodes by sericin-derived carbon/Co3O4 hollow microspheres for the long-term cyclability of lithium-sulfur batteries. J. Alloys Compd. 823, 153912 (2020)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  30. P.B. Liu, Y. Huang, X. Sun, Excellent electromagnetic absorption properties of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-reduced graphene oxide-Co3O4 composites prepared by a hydrothermal method. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 5, 12355–12360 (2013)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  31. S. Wei, X. Wang, B. Zhang, M. Yu, Y. Zheng, Y. Wang, J. Liu, Preparation of hierarchical core-shell C@NiCo2O4@Fe3O4 composites for enhanced microwave absorption performance. Chem. Eng. J. 314, 477–487 (2017)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  32. J. Pan, X. Sun, T. Wang, Z. Zhu, Y. He, W. Xia, J. He, Porous coin-like Fe@MoS2 composite with optimized impedance matching for efficient microwave absorption. Appl. Surf. Sci. 457, 271–279 (2018)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  33. X. Cui, X. Liang, W. Liu, W. Gu, G. Ji, Y. Du, Stable microwave absorber derived from 1D customized heterogeneous structures of Fe3N@C. Chem. Eng. J. 381, 122589 (2020)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  34. R. Shu, W. Li, Y. Wu, J. Zhang, G. Zhang, Nitrogen-doped Co-C/MWCNTs nanocomposites derived from bimetallic metal–organic frameworks for electromagnetic wave absorption in the X-band. Chem. Eng. J. 362, 513–524 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  35. D. Hou, C. Wu, Q. Yang, W. Zhang, Z. Lu, P. Wang, J. Li, Q. Ding, Insights on the molecular structure evolution for tricalcium silicate and slag composite: From 29Si and 27Al NMR to molecular dynamics. Compos. B 202, 108401 (2020)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  36. X. Zhou, Z. Jia, A. Feng, S. Qu, X. Wang, X. Liu, B. Wang, G. Wu, Synthesis of porous carbon embedded with NiCo/CoNiO2 hybrids composites for excellent electromagnetic wave absorption performance. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 575, 130–139 (2020)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  37. L. Huang, J. Li, Z. Wang, Y. Li, X. He, Y. Yuan, Microwave absorption enhancement of porous C@CoFe2O4 nanocomposites derived from eggshell membrane. Carbon 143, 507–516 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  38. N. Sun, W. Li, S. Wei, H. Gao, W. Wang, S. Chen, Facile synthesis of lightweight 3D hierarchical NiCo2O4 nanoflowers/reduced graphene oxide composite foams with excellent electromagnetic wave absorption performance. J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 91, 187–199 (2021)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  39. F. Zhang, W. Zhang, W. Zhu, B. Cheng, H. Qiu, S. Qi, Core-shell nanostructured CS/MoS2: A promising material for microwave absorption. Appl. Surf. Sci. 463, 182–189 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  40. B. Quan, X. Liang, G. Ji, J. Lv, S. Dai, G. Xu, Y. Du, Laminated graphene oxide-supported high-efficiency microwave absorber fabricated by an in situ growth approach. Carbon 129, 310–320 (2018)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  41. M. Zhou, W. Gu, G. Wang, J. Zheng, C. Pei, F. Fan, G. Ji, Sustainable wood-based composites for microwave absorption and electromagnetic interference shielding. J. Mater. Chem. A 8, 24267–24283 (2020)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  42. L. Yu, Q. Yang, J. Liao, Y. Zhu, X. Li, W. Yang, Y. Fu, A novel 3D silver nanowires@polypyrrole sponge loaded with water giving excellent microwave absorption properties. Chem. Eng. J. 352, 490–500 (2018)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  43. N. Li, G.W. Huang, Y.Q. Li, H.M. Xiao, Q.P. Feng, N. Hu, S.Y. Fu, Enhanced microwave absorption performance of coated carbon nanotubes by optimizing the Fe3O4 nanocoating structure. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 9, 2973–2983 (2017)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  44. M. Qiao, X. Lei, Y. Ma, L. Tian, X. He, K. Su, Q. Zhang, Application of yolk–shell Fe3O4@N-doped carbon nanochains as highly effective microwave-absorption material. Nano Res. 11, 1500–1519 (2018)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  45. B. Zhao, X. Guo, W. Zhao, J. Deng, G. Shao, B. Fan, Z. Bai, R. Zhang, Yolk-Shell Ni@SnO2 Composites with a designable interspace to improve the electromagnetic wave absorption properties. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8, 28917–28925 (2016)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  46. B. Zhao, G. Shao, B. Fan, W. Zhao, R. Zhang, Investigation of the electromagnetic absorption properties of Ni@TiO2 and Ni@SiO2 composite microspheres with core-shell structure. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 17, 2531–2539 (2015)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  47. G. Wu, H. Zhang, X. Luo, L. Yang, H. Lv, Investigation and optimization of Fe/ZnFe2O4 as a Wide-band electromagnetic absorber. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 536, 548–555 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  48. J. Chen, K. Zhang, J. Wang, S. Yue, H. Ge, C. Meng, J. Wang, C. Jin, Epoxy resin based composite filled with low-loading LRGO@AC and CoFe2O4 for excellent electromagnetic absorption performance. J Mater. Sci. 31, 6825–6834 (2020)

    CAS  Google Scholar 

  49. Z. Jia, B. Wang, A. Feng, J. Liu, C. Zhang, M. Zhang, G. Wu, Fabrication of NixCo3-xS4 hollow nanosphere as wideband electromagnetic absorber at thin matched thickness. Ceram. Int. 45, 15854–15859 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  50. L. Liu, S. Zhang, F. Yan, C. Li, C. Zhu, X. Zhang, Y. Chen, Three-dimensional hierarchical MoS2 nanosheets/ultralong N-doped carbon nanotubes as high-performance electromagnetic wave absorbing material. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 10, 14108–14115 (2018)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  51. Q. Hu, R. Yang, Z. Mo, D. Lu, L. Yang, Z. He, H. Zhu, Z. Tang, X. Gui, Nitrogen-doped and Fe-filled CNTs/NiCo2O4 porous sponge with tunable microwave absorption performance. Carbon 153, 737–744 (2019)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  52. P. Liu, S. Gao, Y. Wang, F. Zhou, Y. Huang, J. Luo, Metal-organic polymer coordination materials derived Co/N-doped porous carbon composites for frequency-selective microwave absorption. Composites B 202, 108406 (2020)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  53. Y. Cheng, Z. Li, Y. Li, S. Dai, G. Ji, H. Zhao, J. Cao, Y. Du, Rationally regulating complex dielectric parameters of mesoporous carbon hollow spheres to carry out efficient microwave absorption. Carbon 127, 643–652 (2018)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  54. P. Liu, S. Gao, Y. Wang, Y. Huang, F. Zhou, P. Liu, Magnetic porous N-doped carbon composites with adjusted composition and porous microstructure for lightweight microwave absorbers. Carbon 173, 655–666 (2021)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  55. J. Xu, Y. Cui, J. Wang, Y. Fan, T. Shah, M. Ahmad, Q. Zhang, B. Zhang, Fabrication of wrinkled carbon microspheres and the effect of surface roughness on the microwave absorbing properties. Chem. Eng. J. 401, 126027 (2020)

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

This work is financially supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (202065001).

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Naval Submarine Academy, Qingdao, 266091, China

    Feng Xiao, Yishan Jiang & Luning Chen

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China

    Ning Sun, Hui Gao, Wen Li & Shougang Chen

  3. State Key Laboratory of Marine Coatings, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Xianming Wang

Authors
  1. Feng Xiao
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Ning Sun
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Hui Gao
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Wen Li
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  5. Yishan Jiang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  6. Xianming Wang
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  7. Luning Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  8. Shougang Chen
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding authors

Correspondence to Xianming Wang or Shougang Chen.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

Xiao, F., Sun, N., Gao, H. et al. Nanosheet assembled hierarchical Co3O4/Co9S8 microspheres for low-frequency electromagnetic wave absorption. Journal of Materials Research 37, 1997–2008 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-022-00594-2

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1557/s43578-022-00594-2

Keywords

Search

Navigation