Decoration of worm-like Cu2S particles on CuCo2S4 micro-spheres: An effective strategy to improve the electromagnetic dissipation feature. Issue 7 (1st April 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Su, Zhanguo; Su, Yiping; Huynen, Isabelle; Kannan, Sathish; Mehrez, Sadok; Aly, Wael Hosny Fouad; Mohanavel, V.; Mahariq, Ibrahim
• Is Part Of: Ceramics international. Volume 49:Issue 7(2023)
• Page Start: 10702
• Page End: 10713
• Publication Date: 2023-04-01
• Subjects: Microwave absorber -- Free-space method -- CuCo2S4 -- Cu2S -- Waveguide method; Ceramics -- Periodicals; Céramique industrielle -- Périodiques; Ceramics; Periodicals; Electronic journals; 666
• DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.11.260
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0272-8842

Abstract

Abstract: Civilization can be shielded from the dangerous electromagnetic spectrum by using microwave absorption materials, however, absorbing electromagnetic radiation with thin thickness and high bandwidth remains a challenge, especially at scales that are significant. Herein, we propose a novel architecture where worm-like Cu2 S particles are decorating CuCo2 S4 micro-spheres were decorated, and this method is thought to be a successful one for enhancing the created nanocomposite's ability to dissipate electromagnetic radiation. Changing the filler loading percentage allows the nanohybrids' electromagnetic characteristics and microwave dissipation effectiveness to be efficiently changed. This leads to the creation of ultra-bandwidth absorbers with thin thickness, which are then tested using waveguide and free-space techniques. The sample with a thickness of 1.4 mm has a maximum reflection loss of −18 dB and a maximum bandwidth of 3.6 GHz. The hetero-structures, multi-interfaces, and multiple relaxations phenomena, as well as the combined effects of the two components, are credited with the superior microwave absorption performance compared with the state-of-the-art. This finding demonstrates that CuCo2 S4 /Cu2 S nanohybrids pave the way for the development of future high-performance microwave absorption materials.