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Electrospinning of lightweight TiN fibers with superior microwave absorption

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In this work, the titanium nitride (TiN) ceramic fibers with average diameter of ~ 1 μm and length of tens of micrometer range were synthesized by electrospinning followed by thermal nitridation reaction. And their dielectric property and EM wave absorption performance were investigated in the GHz range. Due to the strong high-frequency polarization effect resulted from the large surface contact area of the obtained TiN fibers, satisfactory EM wave attenuation was achieved with a low absorbent content of only 14.5 wt%. Specifically, the composite TiN fibers displayed an ultrawide effective absorption bandwidth of 4.1 GHz with > 90% EM attenuation and an optimal reflection loss as high as − 47.2 dB at the thickness of 2 mm. The combined excellent EM absorption property with high-temperature and corrosion resistance, simple production procedure and low cost endow TiN fibers as a promising candidate for lightweight microwave absorption materials suitable for harsh application conditions.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 21671057 and U1704253).

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  1. Institute of Functional Polymer Composites, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China

    Yun Wei, Yupeng Shi, Zhiyang Jiang, Yahong Zhang, Lei Zhang & Chunhong Gong

  2. National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center for Applied Technology of Hybrid Nanomaterials, Henan University, Kaifeng, 475004, China

    Yun Wei, Yupeng Shi, Zhiyang Jiang, Yahong Zhang, Lei Zhang, Jingwei Zhang & Chunhong Gong

  3. Innovative Center for Advanced Materials, Hangzhou Dianzi University, Hangzhou, 310012, China

    Xuefeng Zhang

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Wei, Y., Shi, Y., Zhang, X. et al. Electrospinning of lightweight TiN fibers with superior microwave absorption. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 30, 14519–14527 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-01823-x

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