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Graphene Aerogel Composites with Self-Organized Nanowires-Packed Honeycomb Structure for Highly Efficient Electromagnetic Wave Absorption

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01541-y
Xiao You
State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, People’s Republic of China
Huiying Ouyang
State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, People’s Republic of China
Ruixiang Deng
Key Laboratory of Inorganic Coating Materials CAS, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, People’s Republic of China
Qiuqi Zhang
State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, People’s Republic of China
Zhenzhong Xing
State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, People’s Republic of China
Xiaowu Chen
State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, People’s Republic of China
Qingliang Shan
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, People’s Republic of China
Jinshan Yang
State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, People’s Republic of China
Shaoming Dong
State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200050, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Shaoming Dong

smdong@mail.sic.ac.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 17 (2025), Article Number: 47

Abstract

With vigorous developments in nanotechnology, the elaborate regulation of microstructure shows attractive potential in the design of electromagnetic wave absorbers. Herein, a hierarchical porous structure and composite heterogeneous interface are constructed successfully to optimize the electromagnetic loss capacity. The macro–micro-synergistic graphene aerogel formed by the ice template‑assisted 3D printing strategy is cut by silicon carbide nanowires (SiCnws) grown in situ, while boron nitride (BN) interfacial structure is introduced on graphene nanoplates. The unique composite structure forces multiple scattering of incident EMWs, ensuring the combined effects of interfacial polarization, conduction networks, and magnetic-dielectric synergy. Therefore, the as-prepared composites present a minimum reflection loss value of − 37.8 dB and a wide effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) of 9.2 GHz (from 8.8 to 18.0 GHz) at 2.5 mm. Besides, relying on the intrinsic high-temperature resistance of SiCnws and BN, the EAB also remains above 5.0 GHz after annealing in air environment at 600 °C for 10 h.


Highlights:
1 A new strategy for elaborate regulation of microstructure was successfully introduced by the ice template‑assisted 3D printing and chemical vapor deposition strategy, including graphene nanoplate/silicon carbide nanowires hierarchical porous structure and graphene nanoplate/boron nitride composite heterogeneous interface.
2 The composite exhibits excellent electromagnetic wave absorption performance with an RLmin of -37.8 dB and an EABmax of 9.2 GHz (from 8.8 to 18.0 GHz) at 2.5 mm. And the high-temperature absorption stability makes it a promising absorber candidate under high temperature and oxidizing atmosphere.

Keywords

Hierarchical porous structure Interface High-temperature resistance Graphene aerogel composites Electromagnetic wave absorption
You, Xiao, Huiying Ouyang, Ruixiang Deng, Qiuqi Zhang, Zhenzhong Xing, Xiaowu Chen, Qingliang Shan, Jinshan Yang, and Shaoming Dong. 2024. “Graphene Aerogel Composites With Self-Organized Nanowires-Packed Honeycomb Structure for Highly Efficient Electromagnetic Wave Absorption”. Nano-Micro Letters 17 (October):47. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-024-01541-y.
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