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Vol. 14 (2022)

Macroscopic Electromagnetic Cooperative Network-Enhanced MXene/Ni Chains Aerogel-Based Microwave Absorber with Ultra-Low Matching Thickness

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00869-7
Fei Pan
Shanghai Key Lab. of D&A for Metal‑Functional Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, People’s Republic of China
Yanping Rao
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, People’s Republic of China
Dan Batalu
Materials Science and Engineering Faculty, Politehnica University of Bucharest, 060042 Bucharest, Romania
Lei Cai
Shanghai Key Lab. of D&A for Metal‑Functional Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, People’s Republic of China
Yanyan Dong
Shanghai Key Lab. of D&A for Metal‑Functional Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, People’s Republic of China
Xiaojie Zhu
Shanghai Key Lab. of D&A for Metal‑Functional Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, People’s Republic of China
Yuyang Shi
Shanghai Key Lab. of D&A for Metal‑Functional Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, People’s Republic of China
Zhong Shi
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, People’s Republic of China
Yaowen Liu
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Special Artificial Microstructure Materials and Technology, School of Physics Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, People’s Republic of China
Wei Lu
Shanghai Key Lab. of D&A for Metal‑Functional Materials, School of Materials Science & Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 201804, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Wei Lu

weilu@tongji.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 14 (2022), Article Number: 140

Abstract

Electromagnetic cooperative strategy has been presented as a mainstream approach that can effectively optimize the matching thickness of dielectric loss dominant system. However, it is still challenging for dielectric–magnetic loss coexisting-type absorber to develop electromagnetic wave (EMW) performance with ultra-low matching thickness (≤ 1 mm). Breaking the limitation of traditional electromagnetic response at microscopic/mesoscopic scale, a ficus microcarpa-like magnetic aerogel with macroscopical electromagnetic cooperative effect was fabricated through highly oriented self-assembly engineering. The highly oriented Ni chains with unique macroscopic morphology (~ 1 cm in length) were achieved via a special magnetic field-induced growth. Strong magnetic coupling was observed in the Ni chains confirmed by the micromagnetic simulation. The deductive calculation validates that maintaining high value of electromagnetic parameters at high frequencies is the prerequisites of ultrathin absorber. The electromagnetic cooperative networks with uninterrupted and dual pathways spread through the entire aerogel skeleton, resulting in the impressive permittivity even at high frequencies. Consequently, the aerogel exhibits a remarkable EMW performance at an ultrathin thickness of 1 mm. Thus, based on the modulation of electromagnetic parameters, this work proposed a macroscopic ordered structure with the electromagnetic cooperative effect useful to develop a suitable strategy for achieving ultrathin EMW absorbers.


Highlights:


1 A ficus microcarpa-like magnetic aerogel with macroscopical electromagnetic cooperative effect was fabricated through highly oriented self-assembly engineering.
2 The highly oriented Ni chains with unique macroscopic morphology (~ 1 cm in length) were achieved for the first time via a special magnetic field-induced growth.
3 The electromagnetic cooperative networks with uninterrupted and dual pathways spread through the entire aerogel skeleton, resulting in a remarkable electromagnetic wave performance at an ultrathin thickness of 1 mm.

Keywords

Electromagnetic wave absorption Ti3CNTx MXene Highly oriented Ni chains Electromagnetic cooperation Magnetic coupling
Pan, Fei, Yanping Rao, Dan Batalu, Lei Cai, Yanyan Dong, Xiaojie Zhu, Yuyang Shi, Zhong Shi, Yaowen Liu, and Wei Lu. 2022. “Macroscopic Electromagnetic Cooperative Network-Enhanced MXene/Ni Chains Aerogel-Based Microwave Absorber With Ultra-Low Matching Thickness”. Nano-Micro Letters 14 (July):140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-022-00869-7.
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