Construction of hierarchical carbon fiber Aerogel@Hollow Co9S8 polyhedron for high-performance electromagnetic wave absorption at low-frequency

Ce Cui, Liang Geng, Shan Jiang, Wenhao Bai, Lanling Dai, Shouxiang Jiang (Corresponding Author), Jian Hu, Erhui Ren, Ronghui Guo (Corresponding Author)

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Abstract

The development of low-frequency electromagnetic wave absorption materials faces considerable obstacles due to intense coupling of wave impedance and electromagnetic dissipation capacity. Herein, a novel hierarchical structure composed of 3D interconnected carbon fibers aerogel loaded with hollow cobalt (Co)-sulfide polyhedrons (CFA@HCS) is designed. Typical 3D interconnected carbon fibers derived from bamboo cellulose fiber aerogel serve as a skeleton to support the Co9S8 with a hollow structure. The electromagnetic parameters of the composite are effectively modified by combining the carbon-based skeleton with the hollow Co9S8. The coupling interaction of the electromagnetic characteristics at low frequency can be significantly improved. Accordingly, the minimum reflection loss (RLmin) of CFA@HCS with 15 wt% filler loading reaches −53.6 dB at 3.36 GHz and its effective absorption bandwidth can cover almost all the S and C bands (3.04–8 GHz). In addition, the minimum reduction of the radar cross section (RCS) reaches –22.6 dB m2 when the incidence theta is −60°. This work demonstrates that low-frequency EMW absorption could be improved by constructing hierarchical composites of carbon fiber/transition metal sulfide.

Original languageEnglish
Article number143122
JournalChemical Engineering Journal
Volume466
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 15 Jun 2023

Keywords

  • Carbon fibers aerogel
  • Electromagnetic wave absorption
  • Hierarchical structure
  • Hollow CoS
  • Low frequency

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Environmental Chemistry
  • General Chemical Engineering
  • Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering

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