Research progress and future perspectives on electromagnetic wave absorption of fibrous materials

Yuzhang Du; Yichen Liu; Aoao Wang; Jie Kong

doi:10.1016/j.isci.2023.107873

Research progress and future perspectives on electromagnetic wave absorption of fibrous materials

iScience. 2023 Sep 11;26(10):107873. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107873. eCollection 2023 Oct 20.

Authors

Yuzhang Du¹, Yichen Liu¹, Aoao Wang¹, Jie Kong¹

Affiliation

¹ Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Macromolecular Science and Technology, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi'an 710072, China.

Abstract

Electromagnetic waves have caused great harm to military safety, high-frequency electronic components, and precision instruments, and so forth, which urgently requires the development of lightweight, high-efficiency, broadband electromagnetic waves (EMW) absorbing materials for protection. As the basic fibrous materials, carbon fibers (CFs) and SiC fibers (SiC_f) have been widely applied in EMW absorption due to their intrinsic characteristics of low density, high mechanical properties, high conductivity, and dielectric loss mechanism. Nevertheless, it has remained a great challenge to develop lightweight EMW-absorbing fibrous materials with strong absorption capability and broad frequency range. In this review, the fundamental electromagnetic attenuation mechanisms are firstly introduced. Furthermore, the preparation, structure, morphology, and absorbing performance of CFs and SiC_f-based EMW absorbing composites are summarized. In addition, prospective research opportunities are highlighted toward the development of fibrous absorbing materials with the excellent absorption performance.

Keywords: Engineering; Materials science; Physics.

Publication types

Review