Sintering-regulated two-dimensional plate@shell basalt@NiO heterostructure for enhanced microwave absorption

The heterostructure has attracted widespread attention in improving microwave absorption due to the unique composition and structure. Herein, a novel two-dimensional (2D) plate@shell basalt@NiO heterostructure is synthesized through a sequential process of water bath method followed by a sintered operation. The sintering temperature helps regulate the microwave absorption performance by controlling the heterogeneous interface and vacancy defects of basalt@NiO to optimize the dielectric loss. The RL of the prepared basalt@NiO with the sintering temperature of 300 degrees C reaches up to -15.93 dB at 16.13 GHz, which is attributed to the polarization loss enhanced by vacancy defects (O, Ni vacancies) introduced by low-temperature sintering and large heterogeneous contacts constructed by basalt and NiO. Meanwhile, the high concentration of vacancy defects also leads to a large electrical conductivity that positively contributes to dielectric loss. Furthermore, the basalt@NiO composite possesses relatively low density, high thermal stability and anticorrosion. This finding provides a way for designing the light microwave absorption materials with excellent environmental stability.

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In this study, a novel two-dimensional basalt@NiO heterostructure was designed and synthesized, with microwave absorption performance controlled by sintering temperature to enhance polarization loss. The composite shows good environmental stability.