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Vol. 13 (2021)

Environmentally Friendly and Multifunctional Shaddock Peel-Based Carbon Aerogel for Thermal-Insulation and Microwave Absorption

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00635-1
Weihua Gu
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, People’s Republic of China
Jiaqi Sheng
Shenyang Aircraft Design Institute Yangzhou Collaborative Innovation Research Institute Co., Ltd, Shenyang 225002, People’s Republic of China
Qianqian Huang
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, People’s Republic of China
Gehuan Wang
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, People’s Republic of China
Jiabin Chen
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, People’s Republic of China
Guangbin Ji
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Guangbin Ji

gbji@nuaa.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 13 (2021), Article Number: 102

Abstract

Eco-friendly electromagnetic wave absorbing materials with excellent thermal infrared stealth property, heat-insulating ability and compression resistance are highly attractive in practical applications. Meeting the aforesaid requirements simultaneously is a formidable challenge. Herein, ultra-light carbon aerogels were fabricated via fresh shaddock peel by facile freeze-drying method and calcination process, forming porous network architecture. With the heating platform temperature of 70 °C, the upper surface temperatures of the as-prepared carbon aerogel present a slow upward trend. The color of the sample surface in thermal infrared images is similar to that of the surroundings. With the maximum compressive stress of 2.435 kPa, the carbon aerogels can provide favorable endurance. The shaddock peel-based carbon aerogels possess the minimum reflection loss value (RLmin) of − 29.50 dB in X band. Meanwhile, the effective absorption bandwidth covers 5.80 GHz at a relatively thin thickness of only 1.7 mm. With the detection theta of 0°, the maximum radar cross-sectional (RCS) reduction values of 16.28 dB m2 can be achieved. Theoretical simulations of RCS have aroused extensive interest owing to their ingenious design and time-saving feature. This work paves the way for preparing multi-functional microwave absorbers derived from biomass raw materials under the guidance of RCS simulations.


Highlights:


1 The eco-friendly shaddock peel-derived carbon aerogels were prepared by a freeze-drying method.
2 Multiple functions such as thermal insulation, compression resistance and microwave absorption can be integrated into one material-carbon aerogel.
3 Novel computer simulation technology strategy was selected to simulate significant radar cross-sectional reduction values under real far field condition.

Keywords

Microwave absorption Thermal insulation Carbon aerogel Radar cross-sectional simulation Multi-function
Gu, Weihua, Jiaqi Sheng, Qianqian Huang, Gehuan Wang, Jiabin Chen, and Guangbin Ji. 2021. “Environmentally Friendly and Multifunctional Shaddock Peel-Based Carbon Aerogel for Thermal-Insulation and Microwave Absorption”. Nano-Micro Letters 13 (April):102. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00635-1.
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