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Double-layer absorbers based on hierarchical MXene composites for microwave absorption through optimal combination

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 June 2020

Peijiang Liu ,
Shuixian Chen ,
Min Yao ,
Zhengjun Yao Open the ORCID record for Zhengjun Yao [Opens in a new window] ,
Vincent Ming Hong Ng ,
Jintang Zhou ,
Yiming Lei ,
Zhihong Yang  and
Ling Bing Kong
Peijiang Liu*
Affiliation:
College of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Xiangnan University, Chenzhou423000, China South China Advanced Institute for Soft Matter Science and Technology, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou510640, China College of Materials and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing211100, Jiangsu, China School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore639798
Shuixian Chen
Affiliation:
College of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Xiangnan University, Chenzhou423000, China
Min Yao
Affiliation:
College of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Xiangnan University, Chenzhou423000, China
Zhengjun Yao*
Affiliation:
College of Materials and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing211100, Jiangsu, China
Vincent Ming Hong Ng
Affiliation:
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore639798
Jintang Zhou
Affiliation:
College of Materials and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing211100, Jiangsu, China
Yiming Lei
Affiliation:
College of Materials and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing211100, Jiangsu, China
Zhihong Yang
Affiliation:
College of Materials and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing211100, Jiangsu, China
Ling Bing Kong*
Affiliation:
College of New Materials and New Energies, Shenzhen Technology University, Guangdong, China
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a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: 253713869@qq.com
b)e-mail: cz2343222@163.com
c)e-mail: lbkongntunus@126.com
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Abstract

Double-layer absorbers have recently been extensively studied because single-layer absorbers can hardly meet the requirements of advanced absorbing materials. However, determining how to couple the matching and absorption layers remains a challenge. In the present work, we applied the hydrothermal method to prepare an ultrasmall Fe3O4 nanoparticle and a hierarchical MXene/Fe3O4 composite and then studied the microwave attenuation capabilities of single- and double-layer absorbers containing these two materials with different thicknesses. Absorbers with well-coupled layers showed improved absorption performance on account of the excellent impedance matching behavior of the Fe3O4 layer and the high microwave attenuation capability of the MXene/Fe3O4 layer. When the thickness of the matching layer filled with Fe3O4 was 0.1 mm and that of the absorption layer filled with MXene/Fe3O4 was 1.9 mm, a maximum reflection loss of −48.7 dB was achieved at 9.9 GHz. More importantly, when the thicknesses of the matching and absorption layers were 0.9 and 1.1 mm, respectively, the effective bandwidth was nearly 3.9 GHz. The double-layer absorbers with enhanced absorption properties may be regarded as a new generation of materials for electromagnetic wave absorption.

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MXenehierarchical structuredouble-layer absorbermicrowave absorption property

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 35 , Issue 11: Focus Section: Heterogeneity in Beyond Graphene 2D Materials , 15 June 2020 , pp. 1481 - 1491
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