MOF derived α-Fe2O3/Ti3C2Tx magnetic-dielectric composites for microwave absorption
Mohan Huang, Kun Zhao, Shuangyan Liu, Ang Bian, Lu Jiang, Dawei He, Jiaqi He, Yongsheng Wang
Abstract
The design and development of microwave-absorbing materials with excellent performance hold significant importance in both civil and military fields. The combination of magnetic loss materials and dielectric loss materials can achieve complementary performance effects and regulate impedance matching . In this paper, spindle-like α-Fe 2 O 3 was synthesized using MIL-88A as a template, which was then composited with Ti 3 C 2 T x phase possessing excellent electrical conductivity to obtain Fe 2 O 3 /Ti 3 C 2 T x composites. Ti 3 C 2 T x can provide good conductance loss and dipole polarization relaxation, while the incorporation of Fe 2 O 3 between the layers of Ti 3 C 2 T x not only triggers the interfacial polarization effect but also increases layer spacing, thereby enhancing multiple reflection effects. Furthermore, the magnetic-dielectric synergies further optimize the impedance matching. Through the combined action of multiple mechanisms, the Fe 2 O 3 /Ti 3 C 2 T x composites (with a mass ratio of 1:3 for Fe 2 O 3 and Ti 3 C 2 T x ) exhibit a minimum reflection loss of −34 dB and an effective absorption bandwidth of 1.53 GHz at a thickness of 3 mm, as well as an effective absorption bandwidth of 2.805 GHz at a thickness of 1.5 mm. This paper presents a reference strategy for constructing highly efficient microwave absorbers derived from Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and MXene based on their outstanding properties.