Boosted electromagnetic wave absorption performance from synergistic induced polarization of SiCNWs@MnO2@PPy heterostructures

In the last decade, electromagnetic pollution has caused people's considerable attention. Developing absorbing material with low cost, lightweight, simple preparation, and high electromagnetic attenuation efficiency has become a feasible means to deal with this problem. In this work, core-shell SiCNWs@MnO2@PPy (NWs: nanowires, PPy: polypyrrole) heterostructures composed of SiC nanowires core, MnO2 nanosheets inter-layer, and PPy coating were successfully prepared through chemical vapor deposition and two-step electrodeposition process. Taking advantage of the interfacial polarization and dipole polarization, the obtained product displays excellent electromagnetic wave absorption performances with the minimum reflection loss (RLmin) of -50.59 dB when the matching thickness is 2.41 mm, and the optimal effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) value reaches to 6.64 GHz at a matching thickness of 2.46 mm, revealing that the SiCNWs@MnO2@PPy nanocomposite could be served as a promising electromagnetic wave absorbing material. On the basis of systematic analysis concerning the electromagnetic parameters, the dissipation process of the incident electromagnetic wave was demonstrated reasonably, which may provide a referable preparation strategy for novel heterostructures, especially nonmagnetic lightweight absorbing material.

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In the past decade, electromagnetic pollution has gained considerable attention. Developing low-cost, lightweight, easy-to-prepare, and highly efficient electromagnetic wave absorbing materials has become a feasible solution. In this study, SiCNWs@MnO2@PPy nanocomposite was successfully prepared and showed excellent electromagnetic wave absorption performances.