Tunable and Ultraefficient Microwave Absorption Properties of Trace N‐Doped Two‐Dimensional Carbon‐Based Nanocomposites Loaded with Multi‐Rare Earth Oxides

• Published in: Small (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) Vol. 16; no. 19; pp. e1906668 - n/a
• Main Authors: Gao, Shan, Wang, Guang‐Sheng, Guo, Lin, Yu, Shu‐Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.05.2020
• Subjects: Absorbers; Attenuation; Bandwidths; Carbon; Carbon nitride; carbon‐based nanocomposites; Cerium oxides; Electromagnetic radiation; Electrons; Fourier transforms; Frequencies; Frequency ranges; Impedance matching; Microwave absorption; Nanocomposites; Nanotechnology; Photoelectrons; Polyvinylidene fluorides; Raman spectroscopy; Rare earth oxides; Sintering (powder metallurgy); Spectrum analysis; Synthesis; tunability; carbon-based nanocomposites; impedance matching; rare earth oxides; tunability; microwave absorption
• DOI: 10.1002/smll.201906668
• ISSN: 1613-6810

A high efficiency and great tunability of bandwidth and absorption‐range electromagnetic wave absorber is proposed without precedent. A series of 2D carbon‐based nanocomposites with the loading of cerium oxide (CN‐Ce) and other types of rare earth oxides (CN‐REOs) can be successfully synthesized by a simple solvothermal‐sintering method. As‐synthesized 2D nanocomposites with local graphite‐like C3N4 structure and trace N‐doped are identified by transmission electron microscopy, X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X‐ray powder diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and Raman spectroscopy. The CN‐REOs and polyvinylidene fluoride composite absorbers with reflection loss values above −40 dB are obtained in C‐band, X‐band, and Ku‐band, respectively. The empirical rules on effective bandwidth and frequency range are discovered and summarized, which can be successfully realized by simply tuning the doping amount or type of REO. The mechanism is explained by enhanced attenuation and tunable impedance matching. In addition co‐filled samples by two types of CN‐REOs nanocomposites are prepared to support these findings and inspire the preparation of absorber with desirable frequency band in the range of 2–18 GHz. In the system of composites of PVDF and trace n‐doped carbon nanocomposites loaded with rare earth oxide, a high‐performance electromagnetic wave‐absorbing composite with adjustable electromagnetic wave absorption frequency range and adjustable effective absorption width is obtained. Regular performance is found based on extensive experimental data and analysis of intrinsic performance. In addition, the empirical conclusions are well‐validated by co‐filled (CN‐Ce+CN‐Eu)/PVDF samples.