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Promoting the microwave absorption performance of hierarchical CF@NiO/Ni composites via phase and morphology evolution

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Lightweight and efficient carbon-based microwave absorbents are significant in addressing the increasing severity of electromagnetic pollution. In this study, hierarchical NiO/Ni nanosheets with a tuneable phase and morphology supported on a carbon fiber substrate (CF@NiO/Ni) were fabricated using a hydrothermal approach and post-annealing treatment. As the annealing temperature increases, more metallic Ni is formed, and an apparent porosity appears on the sheet surface. Benefiting from the advantages of a three-dimensional (3D) conducting network, hierarchical porous structure, reinforced dipole/interface polarization, multiple scattering, and good impedance matching, the CF@NiO/Ni-500 composite exhibits an excellent microwave absorption performance even at a filling rate of only 3wt%. Specifically, its minimal reflection loss is −43.92 dB, and the qualified bandwidth is up to 5.64 GHz. In addition, the low radar cross-section area of the CF@NiO/Ni composite coating confirms its strong ability to suppress electromagnetic wave scattering. We expect that this work could contribute to a deeper understanding of the phase and morphology evolution in enhancing microwave absorption.

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This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51872002 and 52172174), and the key research and development projects in Anhui province, China (No. 202004a07020026). We also gratefully acknowledge the support of Joint Laboratory of Electromagnetic Material Structure Design and Advanced Stealth Technology.

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  1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China

    Shipeng Wang, Ziyan Liu, Baojun Wang, Wei Wei, Hao Wu, Zijie Xu, Shikuo Li & Hui Zhang

  2. Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials, Ministry of Education, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China

    Shikuo Li, Fangzhi Huang & Hui Zhang

  3. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China

    Fangzhi Huang

  4. School of Physics and Electronic Information, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, 235000, China

    Qiangchun Liu

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Wang, S., Liu, Z., Liu, Q. et al. Promoting the microwave absorption performance of hierarchical CF@NiO/Ni composites via phase and morphology evolution. Int J Miner Metall Mater 30, 494–503 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-022-2524-2

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