Promoting the microwave absorption performance of hierarchical CF@NiO/Ni composites via phase and morphology evolution

Shipeng Wang; Ziyan Liu; Qiangchun Liu; Baojun Wang; Wei Wei; Hao Wu; Zijie Xu; Shikuo Li; Fangzhi Huang; Hui Zhang

doi:10.1007/s12613-022-2524-2

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Shipeng Wang, Ziyan Liu, Qiangchun Liu, Baojun Wang, Wei Wei, Hao Wu, Zijie Xu, Shikuo Li, Fangzhi Huang, and Hui Zhang, Promoting the microwave absorption performance of hierarchical CF@NiO/Ni composites via phase and morphology evolution, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 30(2023), No. 3, pp. 494-503. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-022-2524-2

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Shipeng Wang, Ziyan Liu, Qiangchun Liu, Baojun Wang, Wei Wei, Hao Wu, Zijie Xu, Shikuo Li, Fangzhi Huang, and Hui Zhang, Promoting the microwave absorption performance of hierarchical CF@NiO/Ni composites via phase and morphology evolution, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 30(2023), No. 3, pp. 494-503. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-022-2524-2

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Promoting the microwave absorption performance of hierarchical CF@NiO/Ni composites via phase and morphology evolution

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Shikuo Li    E-mail: lishikuo@ahu.edu.cn

Fangzhi Huang    E-mail: huangfangzhi@163.com

Hui Zhang    E-mail: zhhui@ahu.edu.cn
Received: 12 April 2022; Revised: 14 June 2022; Accepted: 7 July 2022; Available online: 9 July 2022

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Lightweight and efficient carbon-based microwave absorbents are significant in addressing the increasing severity of electromagnetic pollution. In this study, hierarchical NiO/Ni nanosheets with a tuneable phase and morphology supported on a carbon fiber substrate (CF@NiO/Ni) were fabricated using a hydrothermal approach and post-annealing treatment. As the annealing temperature increases, more metallic Ni is formed, and an apparent porosity appears on the sheet surface. Benefiting from the advantages of a three-dimensional (3D) conducting network, hierarchical porous structure, reinforced dipole/interface polarization, multiple scattering, and good impedance matching, the CF@NiO/Ni-500 composite exhibits an excellent microwave absorption performance even at a filling rate of only 3wt%. Specifically, its minimal reflection loss is −43.92 dB, and the qualified bandwidth is up to 5.64 GHz. In addition, the low radar cross-section area of the CF@NiO/Ni composite coating confirms its strong ability to suppress electromagnetic wave scattering. We expect that this work could contribute to a deeper understanding of the phase and morphology evolution in enhancing microwave absorption.
- carbon fiber;
- nickel;
- nickel oxide;
- interfacial polarization;
- microwave absorption

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