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Biomimetic leaf structures for ultra-thin electromagnetic wave absorption

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Ultra-thin electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorbers present challenging demands on EMW absorption performance. Drawing inspiration from heather leaf structures, this study introduces an innovative design strategy for EMW absorbing material, proposing biomimetic leaf SnO2 structures (bio-SnO2) on carbon fabric (CF). By employing leaf-shaped SnS2 as precursors, biomimetic leaf SnO2 nanostructures are constructed on CF surface after a simple thermal treatment, resulting in bio-SnO2@CF composite. Experimental results indicate that bio-SnO2@CF exhibits an exceptional minimum reflection loss of −54.8 dB at an incredibly thin thickness of 1.2 mm. Radar cross section (RCS) simulations further validate the outstanding EMW attenuation ability of bio-SnO2@CF, attaining a maximum RCS reduction value of 16.9 dBm2 at an incident wave angle of θ = 0°. This novel research showcases the biomimetic structural design strategy and its remarkable function in enhancing the EMW absorbing performance at ultra-thin absorber thickness.

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Acknowledgements

The authors thank Y. W. Z. from Beijing institute of aeronautical materials for RCS simulation. The authors thank Z. Q. L. from Shiyanjia lab (www.shiyanjia.com) for the support of SEM. This work was supported by Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. LQ23F050006 and LQ21E020005) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 52002365).

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  1. Magnetism Key Laboratory of Zhejiang Province & College of Optical and Electronic Technology, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou, 310018, China

    Shikun Hou, Ying Wang, Feng Gao, Fei Jin, Benfeng Zhu, Qiong Wu, Hongliang Ge & Hua Yang

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Guangdong Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Shantou, 515063, China

    Shikun Hou

  3. Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Materials and Manufacturing Technology and Engineering Research Center for Eco-Dyeing & Finishing of Textiles, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, 310018, China

    Ying Wang & Zhihai Cao

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Hou, S., Wang, Y., Gao, F. et al. Biomimetic leaf structures for ultra-thin electromagnetic wave absorption. Nano Res. 17, 4507–4516 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-6305-7

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