Fabrication of flake-like NiCo<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/reduced graphene oxide/melamine-derived carbon foam as an excellent microwave absorber

Konghu Tian; Hang Yang; Chao Zhang; Ruiwen Shu; Qun Shao; Xiaowei Liu; Kaipeng Gao

doi:10.1007/s12613-024-3008-3

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Konghu Tian, Hang Yang, Chao Zhang, Ruiwen Shu, Qun Shao, Xiaowei Liu, and Kaipeng Gao, Fabrication of flake-like NiCo₂O₄/reduced graphene oxide/melamine-derived carbon foam as an excellent microwave absorber, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater.,(2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-024-3008-3

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Konghu Tian, Hang Yang, Chao Zhang, Ruiwen Shu, Qun Shao, Xiaowei Liu, and Kaipeng Gao, Fabrication of flake-like NiCo2O4/reduced graphene oxide/melamine-derived carbon foam as an excellent microwave absorber, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater.,(2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-024-3008-3

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Fabrication of flake-like NiCo₂O₄/reduced graphene oxide/melamine-derived carbon foam as an excellent microwave absorber

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Konghu Tian    E-mail: tkhsuper@163.com

Chao Zhang    E-mail: chaozhang@mail.bnu.edu.cn

Ruiwen Shu    E-mail: austshuruiwen@126.com
Received: 28 June 2024; Revised: 11 September 2024; Accepted: 11 September 2024; Available online: 12 September 2024

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Carbon-based foams with a three-dimensional structure can serve as a lightweight template for the rational design and controllable preparation of metal oxide/carbon-based composite microwave absorption materials. In this study, a flake-like nickel cobaltate/reduced graphene oxide/melamine-derived carbon foam (FNC/RGO/MDCF) was successfully fabricated through a combination of solvothermal treatment and high-temperature pyrolysis. Results indicated that RGO was evenly distributed in the MDCF skeleton, providing effective support for the load growth of FNC on its surface. Sample S3, the FNC/RGO/MDCF composite prepared by solvothermal method for 16 h, exhibited a minimum reflection loss (RL_min) of −66.44 dB at a thickness of 2.29 mm. When the thickness was reduced to 1.50 mm, the optimal effective absorption bandwidth was 3.84 GHz. Analysis of the absorption mechanism of FNC/RGO/MDCF revealed that its excellent absorption performance was primarily attributed to the combined effects of conduction loss, multiple reflection, scattering, interface polarization, and dipole polarization.
- carbon foam;
- reduced graphene oxide;
- flake-like nickel cobaltate;
- microwave absorbing materials

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