• 文献标题:   Multifunctional graphene/carbon fiber aerogels toward compatible electromagnetic wave absorption and shielding in gigahertz and terahertz bands with optimized radar cross section
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   CAO YS, CHENG Z, WANG RF, LIU XY, ZHANG TR, FAN F, HUANG Y
  • 作者关键词:   graphene aerogel, microwave absorption, radar cross section, terahertz shielding, electromagnetic interference shielding, thermal insulation
  • 出版物名称:   CARBON
  • ISSN:   0008-6223 EI 1873-3891
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  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1016/j.carbon.2022.07.077 EA AUG 2022
  • 出版年:   2022

▎ 摘  要

Lightweight absorption-dominated electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials with multifunctional integration of multiband absorption, mechanical durability and thermal insulation are urgently required in the practical application of next-generation communication technology combined with flexible electronics. In this work, ultralight and mechanically durable graphene/carbon fiber composite aerogels (CGAs) are synthesized via solvothermal reaction and freeze-drying. The as-prepared CGAs demonstrate excellent compatible electromag-netic wave absorption and shielding performance in both gigahertz (GHz) and terahertz (THz) bands without addition of magnetic component. Specifically, a broad efficient absorption bandwidth of 8.72 GHz at 2-18 GHz and a high mean absorptivity of 97.4% at 0.3-1.5 THz are achieved, respectively. Furthermore, absorbing coatings with CGAs have been proved to contribute to remarkable radar cross section reduction of 39.06 dBm2 by computer-assisted simulation. Additionally, the compressible CGA demonstrates superior and stable EMI shielding performance under in-situ compression. The EMI shielding effectiveness exceeds 35 dB in X-band when a compression ratio of 78.9% is applied. Moreover, CGAs are thermally insulating and self-extinct, making them reliable in practical application. This work provides a series of promising multifunctional lightweight EMI shielding materials for future high-frequency wireless communication.