Journal
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 47, Issue 9, Pages 12111-12121Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.01.056
Keywords
Graphene; Cerium oxide; Hybrid nanocomposite; Nitrogen doping; Microwave absorption
Categories
Funding
- Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation [2008085J27]
- Research Foundation of the Institute of Environment-friendly Materials and Occupational Health of Anhui University of Science and Technology (Wuhu) [ALW2020YF05]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2019M652160]
Ask authors/readers for more resources
The study prepared nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide decorated by cerium oxide particles hybrid nanocomposite through a hydrothermal and calcination two-step route, aiming to achieve broad absorption bandwidth, strong absorption intensity, and thin matching thickness. The hybrid nanocomposite demonstrated minimal reflection loss of -57.2 dB at 13.4 GHz, maximum absorption bandwidth of 4.6 GHz, and strong absorption intensity throughout the measured thickness range.
With the aim to obtain microwave absorbers simultaneously possessing broad absorption bandwidth, strong absorption intensity and thin matching thickness, nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide decorated by cerium oxide particles (NRGO/CeO2) hybrid nanocomposite was prepared through a hydrothermal and calcination twostep route. Results of micromorphology analysis showed that numerous hexagonal CeO2 nanoparticles were evenly anchored on the crumpled surfaces of NRGO. Moreover, both nitrogen doping and hybridization with RGO could notably strengthen the microwave absorption capacity of CeO2. Remarkably, the NRGO/CeO2 hybrid nanocomposite exhibited the minimum reflection loss of -57.2 dB at 13.4 GHz (Ku band) under a matching thickness of 1.66 mm and maximum absorption bandwidth of 4.6 GHz (from 13.2 to 17.8 GHz) at an ultrathin thickness of only 1.5 mm. Meanwhile, the hybrid nanocomposites displayed strong absorption intensity (?-20 dB, 99% absorption) in almost the whole measured thicknesses range. Furthermore, the relationship between absorption intensity and filler loadings was uncovered. The potential microwave absorption mechanisms were further revealed. Therefore, this work opened a novel idea for designing RGO-based hybrid nanocomposites as high-performance microwave absorbers.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available