Multifunctional electromagnetic wave absorbing carbon fiber/Ti3C2TX MXene fabric with ultra-wide absorption band

Abstract

In order to provide electronics and aerospace equipment with effective immunity to electromagnetic interference and to improve their adaptability to very harsh electromagnetic environments, high-performance electromagnetic wave-absorbing materials are urgently needed for civil and military applications. Unfortunately, their effective absorption bandwidth width is still unsatisfactory (<10 GHz) due to the insufficient regulation of their component mixing and microstructure. By employing nanocage-structured UiO-66 as a doping phase, MXene/ZrO2/tungsten-doped carbon (MXene/ZrO2/W-C) interpenetrating fiber networks were prepared by the electrostatic spinning method. According to the experimental results, the introduction of the dopant phase and the formation of the interpenetrating network significantly improves impedance matching, resulting in a wide absorption bandwidth of 11.12 GHz for the composites, completing the coverage of the X and Ku bands. The radar scattering cross section of MXene/ZrO2/W-C has been simulated using three-dimensional electromagnetic field simulation, and as a result of its excellent stealth performance, it is able to generate corresponding electromagnetic responses in radar detection environments that exhibit different far-field emission bands. Further, MXene/ZrO2/W-C exhibits outstanding hydrophobicity, corrosion resistance, and temperature resistance. These characteristics allow it to be used for the preparation of electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorbing devices for complex environmental applications. It is important to note that the results of this study will be extremely useful in the development of composites based on MXene with ultra-wide absorption bands as well as in the analysis of EMW absorption mechanisms.