• 文献标题:   Functionally Graded Tunable Microwave Absorber with Graphene-Augmented Alumina Nanofibers
  • 文献类型:   Article
  • 作  者:   SHAMSHIRGAR AS, HERNANDEZ RER, TEWARI GC, FERNANDEZ JF, IVANOV R, KARPPINEN M, HUSSAINOVA I
  • 作者关键词:   hybrid nanofiber, graphene, alumina, microwave absorption, impedance matching, multilayer structure
  • 出版物名称:   ACS APPLIED MATERIALS INTERFACES
  • ISSN:   1944-8244 EI 1944-8252
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  • 被引频次:   8
  • DOI:   10.1021/acsami.1c02899 EA APR 2021
  • 出版年:   2021

▎ 摘  要

Graphene is currently attracting attention for radiation absorption particularly at gigahertz and terahertz frequencies. In this work, composites formed by graphene-augmented gamma-Al2O3 nanofibers embedded into the alpha-Al2O3 matrix are tested for X-band absorption efficiency. Composites with 15 and 25 wt % of graphene fillers with shielding effectiveness (SE) of 38 and 45 dB, respectively, show a high reflection coefficient, while around the electrical percolation threshold (similar to 1 wt %), an SE of 10 dB was achieved. Furthermore, based on the dielectric data obtained for varying fractions of graphene-/gamma-Al2O3-added fillers, a functionally graded multilayer is constructed to maximize the device efficiency. The fabricated multilayer offers the highest absorption efficiency of 99.99% at similar to 9.6 GHz and a full X-band absorption of >90% employing five lossy layers of 1-3-5-15 and 25 wt % of graphene/gamma-Al2O3 fillers. The results prove a remarkable potential of the fillers and various multilayer designs for broad-band and frequency-specific microwave absorbers.