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Vol. 16 (2024)

Mixed-Dimensional Assembly Strategy to Construct Reduced Graphene Oxide/Carbon Foams Heterostructures for Microwave Absorption, Anti-Corrosion and Thermal Insulation

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01447-9
Beibei Zhan
College of Physics, Guizhou Province Key Laboratory for Photoelectrics Technology and Application, Guizhou University, Guiyang City 550025, People’s Republic of China
Yunpeng Qu
College of Physics, Guizhou Province Key Laboratory for Photoelectrics Technology and Application, Guizhou University, Guiyang City 550025, People’s Republic of China
Xiaosi Qi
College of Physics, Guizhou Province Key Laboratory for Photoelectrics Technology and Application, Guizhou University, Guiyang City 550025, People’s Republic of China
Junfei Ding
College of Physics, Guizhou Province Key Laboratory for Photoelectrics Technology and Application, Guizhou University, Guiyang City 550025, People’s Republic of China
Jiao‑jing Shao
College of Materials and Metallurgy, Guizhou University, Guiyang City 550025, People’s Republic of China
Xiu Gong
College of Physics, Guizhou Province Key Laboratory for Photoelectrics Technology and Application, Guizhou University, Guiyang City 550025, People’s Republic of China
Jing‑Liang Yang
College of Physics, Guizhou Province Key Laboratory for Photoelectrics Technology and Application, Guizhou University, Guiyang City 550025, People’s Republic of China
Yanli Chen
College of Physics, Guizhou Province Key Laboratory for Photoelectrics Technology and Application, Guizhou University, Guiyang City 550025, People’s Republic of China
Qiong Peng
College of Physics, Guizhou Province Key Laboratory for Photoelectrics Technology and Application, Guizhou University, Guiyang City 550025, People’s Republic of China
Wei Zhong
National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and Jiangsu Provincial Laboratory for NanoTechnology, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People’s Republic of China
Hualiang Lv
Department of Materials Science and Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Hualiang Lv

lv_hl@fudan.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 16 (2024), Article Number: 221

Abstract

Considering the serious electromagnetic wave (EMW) pollution problems and complex application condition, there is a pressing need to amalgamate multiple functionalities within a single substance. However, the effective integration of diverse functions into designed EMW absorption materials still faces the huge challenges. Herein, reduced graphene oxide/carbon foams (RGO/CFs) with two-dimensional/three-dimensional (2D/3D) van der Waals (vdWs) heterostructures were meticulously engineered and synthesized utilizing an efficient methodology involving freeze-drying, immersing absorption, secondary freeze-drying, followed by carbonization treatment. Thanks to their excellent linkage effect of amplified dielectric loss and optimized impedance matching, the designed 2D/3D RGO/CFs vdWs heterostructures demonstrated commendable EMW absorption performances, achieving a broad absorption bandwidth of 6.2 GHz and a reflection loss of − 50.58 dB with the low matching thicknesses. Furthermore, the obtained 2D/3D RGO/CFs vdWs heterostructures also displayed the significant radar stealth properties, good corrosion resistance performances as well as outstanding thermal insulation capabilities, displaying the great potential in complex and variable environments. Accordingly, this work not only demonstrated a straightforward method for fabricating 2D/3D vdWs heterostructures, but also outlined a powerful mixed-dimensional assembly strategy for engineering multifunctional foams for electromagnetic protection, aerospace and other complex conditions.


Highlights:
1 Reduced graphene oxide/carbon foams (RGO/CFs) vdWs heterostructures are efficiently fabricated via a simple mixed-dimensional assembly strategy.
2 Linkage effect of optimized impedance matching and enhanced dielectric loss abilities endows the excellent microwave absorption performances of RGO/CFs vdWs heterostructures.
3 Multiple functions such as good corrosion resistance performances and outstanding thermal insulation capabilities can be integrated into RGO/CFs vdWs heterostructures.

Keywords

Multifunctionality Reduced graphene oxide/carbon foams 2D/3D van der Waals heterostructures Electromagnetic wave absorption Thermal insulation
Zhan, Beibei, Yunpeng Qu, Xiaosi Qi, Junfei Ding, Jiao‑jing Shao, Xiu Gong, Jing‑Liang Yang, Yanli Chen, Qiong Peng, Wei Zhong, and Hualiang Lv. 2024. “Mixed-Dimensional Assembly Strategy to Construct Reduced Graphene Oxide/Carbon Foams Heterostructures for Microwave Absorption, Anti-Corrosion and Thermal Insulation”. Nano-Micro Letters 16 (June):221. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01447-9.
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