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Vol. 14 (2022)

Bio-Inspired Microwave Modulator for High-Temperature Electromagnetic Protection, Infrared Stealth and Operating Temperature Monitoring

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00776-3
Xuan Yang
Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology (Liaoning Province), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116085, People’s Republic of China
Yuping Duan
Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology (Liaoning Province), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116085, People’s Republic of China
Shuqing Li
Science and Technology On Power Beam Processes Laboratory, AVIC Manufacturing Technology Institute, Beijing 100024, People’s Republic of China
Huifang Pang
Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology (Liaoning Province), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116085, People’s Republic of China
Lingxi Huang
Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology (Liaoning Province), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116085, People’s Republic of China
Yuanyuan Fu
Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology (Liaoning Province), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116085, People’s Republic of China
Tongmin Wang
Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology (Liaoning Province), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116085, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Tongmin Wang

tmwang@dlut.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 14 (2022), Article Number: 28

Abstract

High-temperature electromagnetic (EM) protection materials integrated of multiple EM protection mechanisms and functions are regarded as desirable candidates for solving EM interference over a wide temperature range. In this work, a novel microwave modulator is fabricated by introducing carbonyl iron particles (CIP)/resin into channels of carbonized wood (C-wood). Innovatively, the spaced arrangement of two microwave absorbents not only achieves a synergistic enhancement of magnetic and dielectric losses, but also breaks the translational invariance of EM characteristics in the horizontal direction to obtain multiple phase discontinuities in the frequency range of 8.2–18.0 GHz achieving modulation of reflected wave radiation direction. Accordingly, CIP/C-wood microwave modulator demonstrates the maximum effective bandwidth of 5.2 GHz and the maximum EM protection efficiency over 97% with a thickness of only 1.5 mm in the temperature range 298–673 K. Besides, CIP/C-wood microwave modulator shows stable and low thermal conductivities, as well as monotonic electrical conductivity-temperature characteristics, therefore it can also achieve thermal infrared stealth and working temperature monitoring in wide temperature ranges. This work provides an inspiration for the design of high-temperature EM protection materials with multiple EM protection mechanisms and functions.


Highlights:


1 A multifunctional microwave modulator is developed for electromagnetic protection, infrared stealth and operating temperature monitoring over wide temperature ranges for the first time.
2 Microwave modulator achieves the integration of two electromagnetic protection mechanisms, microwave absorption and radiation deflection.
3 Microwave modulator demonstrates the maximum effective bandwidth of 5.2 GHz with a thickness of only 1.5 mm in the temperature range 298–673 K.

Keywords

Microwave modulator Electromagnetic protection High temperatures Temperature monitoring Carbonized wood
Yang, Xuan, Yuping Duan, Shuqing Li, Huifang Pang, Lingxi Huang, Yuanyuan Fu, and Tongmin Wang. 2021. “Bio-Inspired Microwave Modulator for High-Temperature Electromagnetic Protection, Infrared Stealth and Operating Temperature Monitoring”. Nano-Micro Letters 14 (December):28. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-021-00776-3.
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