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Hollow polypyrrole/Ni/PVDF microspheres for broadband microwave absorption via a spray phase inversion method

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There is growing interest in porous multi-component composites as efficient electromagnetic wave absorption (EMWA) materials at microwave frequencies. Herein, a novel spray phase inversion method was used to fabricate porous composites containing 1D polypyrrole (PPy) nanofibers and 1D nickel nanochains (Ni-NC) in hollow polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) microspheres. Interconnected conductive and magnetic networks endowed the hollow PPy/Ni-NC/PVDF microspheres with remarkable EMWA properties in the 18–40 GHz region. By optimizing the PPy and Ni-NC contents, the minimum reflection loss (RLmin) in the composite microspheres reached −47.2 dB (at 25.36 GHz) and −39.8 dB (at 31.30 GHz). The effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) could be tuned to cover 18–40 GHz range by varying the absorber thickness from 1.0 to 3.5 mm. The results show that magnetic materials (Ni-NC) with large aspect ratio and hollow microsphere-shaped absorbers are beneficial for improving EMWA performance. Results guide the future development of low-cost/high performance EMWA materials.

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Acknowledgements

This project was supported by National Key Research and Development Project (2019YFC0312102, 2019YFC0312101), NSFC-Shandong Joint Fund (U1706225), GINW acknowledges funding support from the MacDiarmid Institute for Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology and the Dodd Walls Centre for Photonic and Quantum Technologies.

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  1. Frontiers Science Center for Deep Ocean Multispheres and Earth System, and Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, China

    Fubin Liu, Wenjun Zhou, **aohui Jiang, Zhiming Zhang & Liangmin Yu

  2. Open Studio for Marine Corrosion and Protection, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology(Qingdao), Qingdao, 266100, People’s Republic of China

    Fubin Liu, Wenjun Zhou, **aohui Jiang, Zhiming Zhang & Liangmin Yu

  3. Key Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Ministry of Education/Shandong Provincial Laboratory of Rubber-Plastics, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, 266043, People’s Republic of China

    **g Sui

  4. School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand

    Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse

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Liu, F., Sui, J., Waterhouse, G.I.N. et al. Hollow polypyrrole/Ni/PVDF microspheres for broadband microwave absorption via a spray phase inversion method. J Mater Sci 57, 7570–7586 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07173-0

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