Abstract
Ingenious microstructure design and rational composition collocation have been proved to be an effec-tive strategy for developing efficient electromagnetic wave(EMW)absorbers.It would be promising to fabricate a hollow structured composite integrating multiple loss mechanisms(conduction,magnetic,and polarization losses)for excellent EMW absorption.Herein,a novel dielectric-magnetic compound of ZnO/Ni@C hollow microsphere was prepared through hydrothermal reactions followed by an in-situ chemical vapor deposition(CVD).In this ternary composite,abundant ZnO/Ni heterostructures formed the hollow microsphere skeletons and provided unique Schottky junctions,which endowed the com-posite with improved impedance matching and strong polarization loss.Meanwhile,the amorphous-polycrystalline carbon layer deposited on the surface of each microsphere enhanced the conduction and interfacial polarization losses.In addition,the magnetic Ni nanoparticles induced magnetic loss.Benefit-ing from the synergistic effect of the hollow structure and multiple loss mechanisms,the ternary com-posite exhibits an effective absorption bandwidth as wide as 6.55 GHz at a thickness of only 1.85 mm,accompanied by a minimum reflection loss of-39.8 dB.Besides,the radar cross-section and the elec-tromagnetic field simulation further verify the superior EMW absorption performance of the composites.Our work provides a new reference for the fabrication of dielectric-magnetic ternary hollow microspheres as EMW absorbers with thin thickness and broad bandwidth.
基金项目
National Natural Science Foundation of China(52272288)
National Natural Science Foundation of China(51972039)
China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2021M700658)