Cu/NC@Co/NC composites derived from core-shell Cu-MOF@Co-MOF and their electromagnetic wave absorption properties

Huanhuan Zhu; Qingze Jiao; RuRu Fu; Pengju Su; Chao Yang; Caihong Feng; Hansheng Li; Daxin Shi; Yun Zhao

doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2021.11.166

Cu/NC@Co/NC composites derived from core-shell Cu-MOF@Co-MOF and their electromagnetic wave absorption properties

J Colloid Interface Sci. 2022 May:613:182-193. doi: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.11.166. Epub 2021 Dec 4.

Authors

Huanhuan Zhu¹, Qingze Jiao², RuRu Fu¹, Pengju Su¹, Chao Yang¹, Caihong Feng¹, Hansheng Li¹, Daxin Shi¹, Yun Zhao³

Affiliations

¹ School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China.
² School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China; School of Materials and the Environment, Beijing Institute of Technology, Zhuhai, Zhuhai 519085, PR China.
³ School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, PR China. Electronic address: zhaoyun@bit.edu.cn.

PMID: 35033764
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.11.166

Abstract

Metal-organic-frameworks (MOFs) derived carbon or nitrogen-doped carbon (NC) materials are usually used as electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorbers. However, the effective control of the composition and structure of composites is still a major challenge for the development of high-performance EMW absorbing materials. In this work, core-shell structure and bimetallic composition Cu/nitrogen doped carbon @Co/ nitrogen doped carbon (Cu/NC@Co/NC) composites were designed and synthesized through the thermal decomposition of Cu-MOF@Co-MOF precursor. Cu/NC@Co/NC composites with different compositions were obtained by changing the ratio of Co-MOF and Cu-MOF. The composite (Cu/NC@Co/NC-3.75) prepared using 3.75 mmol of Co(NO₃)₂·6H₂O exhibits outstanding EMW absorption properties due to the optimized impedance matching and strong attenuation ability, which is caused by enhanced interfacial and dipolar polarization as well as multiple reflection and scattering. With the filler loading in paraffin of 35 wt%, the minimum reflection loss (RL_min) is up to -54.13 dB at 9.84 GHz with a thin thickness of 3 mm, and the effective absorption bandwidth (EAB, RL≤ - 10 dB) reaches 5.19 GHz (10.18-15.37 GHz) with the corresponding thickness of 2.5 mm. Compared with the Cu/NC and Co/NC, the Cu/NC@Co/NC-3.75 composite exhibits much better EMW absorbing performances caused by the bimetallic composition and the unique core-shell structure. This work provides a rational design for MOF-derived lightweight and broadband EMW absorbing materials.

Keywords: Bimetallic composition; Core–shell structure; Cu/NC@Co/NC; Electromagnetic wave absorption.