Synthesis of Conductive Polyaniline Composites for Superior Electromagnetic Wave Absorption with Lightweight and Broad Bandwidth

Abstract

The developed microelectronic devices and high‐mobility warfare put forward great requirements for electromagnetic absorption materials. Herein, porous PANI/SBA‐15 composites are successfully prepared by the in situ chemical oxidative polymerization method. On the basis of the SBA‐15 porous framework, highly conductive PANI acts as the major absorbent to achieve compatible lightweight and EM absorption. The results imply that the absorbing capacity of the PANI/SBA‐15 composites can be effectively controlled by modulating the amount of PANI. Finally, ascribing to the suitable coupling effect between impedance matching and loss properties, the PANI/SBA‐15 composite with 0.35 mL aniline monomer exhibits the optimal EM absorption performance with a minimum reflection loss of −54.20 dB at a matching thickness of 2.4 mm. Besides, the maximum effective absorption bandwidth is up to 6.00 GHz at 2.15 mm, indicating the bright application prospects in both civilian and military fields.