Superb electromagnetic wave-absorbing composites based on large-scale graphene and carbon nanotube films

Abstarct Graphene has sparked extensive research interest for its excellent physical properties and its unique potential for application in absorption of electromagnetic waves. However, the processing of stable large-scale graphene and magnetic particles on a micrometer-thick conductive support is a...

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Autores principales: Jinsong Li, Weibang Lu, Jonghwan Suhr, Hang Chen, John Q. Xiao, Tsu-Wei Chou
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:11ab21139e6944b5a8d2af33f6352b7e2021-12-02T16:06:52ZSuperb electromagnetic wave-absorbing composites based on large-scale graphene and carbon nanotube films10.1038/s41598-017-02639-72045-2322https://doaj.org/article/11ab21139e6944b5a8d2af33f6352b7e2017-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-02639-7https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstarct Graphene has sparked extensive research interest for its excellent physical properties and its unique potential for application in absorption of electromagnetic waves. However, the processing of stable large-scale graphene and magnetic particles on a micrometer-thick conductive support is a formidable challenge for achieving high reflection loss and impedance matching between the absorber and free space. Herein, a novel and simple approach for the processing of a CNT film-Fe3O4-large scale graphene composite is studied. The Fe3O4 particles with size in the range of 20–200 nm are uniformly aligned along the axial direction of the CNTs. The composite exhibits exceptionally high wave absorption capacity even at a very low thickness. Minimum reflection loss of −44.7 dB and absorbing bandwidth of 4.7 GHz at −10 dB are achieved in composites with one-layer graphene in six-layer CNT film-Fe3O4 prepared from 0.04 M FeCl3. Microstructural and theoretical studies of the wave-absorbing mechanism reveal a unique Debye dipolar relaxation with an Eddy current effect in the absorbing bandwidth.Jinsong LiWeibang LuJonghwan SuhrHang ChenJohn Q. XiaoTsu-Wei ChouNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2017)
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Jinsong Li
Weibang Lu
Jonghwan Suhr
Hang Chen
John Q. Xiao
Tsu-Wei Chou
Superb electromagnetic wave-absorbing composites based on large-scale graphene and carbon nanotube films
description Abstarct Graphene has sparked extensive research interest for its excellent physical properties and its unique potential for application in absorption of electromagnetic waves. However, the processing of stable large-scale graphene and magnetic particles on a micrometer-thick conductive support is a formidable challenge for achieving high reflection loss and impedance matching between the absorber and free space. Herein, a novel and simple approach for the processing of a CNT film-Fe3O4-large scale graphene composite is studied. The Fe3O4 particles with size in the range of 20–200 nm are uniformly aligned along the axial direction of the CNTs. The composite exhibits exceptionally high wave absorption capacity even at a very low thickness. Minimum reflection loss of −44.7 dB and absorbing bandwidth of 4.7 GHz at −10 dB are achieved in composites with one-layer graphene in six-layer CNT film-Fe3O4 prepared from 0.04 M FeCl3. Microstructural and theoretical studies of the wave-absorbing mechanism reveal a unique Debye dipolar relaxation with an Eddy current effect in the absorbing bandwidth.
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author Jinsong Li
Weibang Lu
Jonghwan Suhr
Hang Chen
John Q. Xiao
Tsu-Wei Chou
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Weibang Lu
Jonghwan Suhr
Hang Chen
John Q. Xiao
Tsu-Wei Chou
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title Superb electromagnetic wave-absorbing composites based on large-scale graphene and carbon nanotube films
title_short Superb electromagnetic wave-absorbing composites based on large-scale graphene and carbon nanotube films
title_full Superb electromagnetic wave-absorbing composites based on large-scale graphene and carbon nanotube films
title_fullStr Superb electromagnetic wave-absorbing composites based on large-scale graphene and carbon nanotube films
title_full_unstemmed Superb electromagnetic wave-absorbing composites based on large-scale graphene and carbon nanotube films
title_sort superb electromagnetic wave-absorbing composites based on large-scale graphene and carbon nanotube films
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