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Graphene-wrapped multiloculated nickel ferrite: A highly efficient electromagnetic attenuation material for microwave absorbing and green shielding

Show Author's Information Yuchang Wang1,§,  Lihua Yao1,2,§,  Qi Zheng1,  Mao-Sheng Cao1( )
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
School of Mechatronical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong 037003, China

§ Yuchang Wang and Lihua Yao contributed equally to this work.

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oxygen evolution reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction, electromagnetic absorbing, green electromagnetic shielding, multifunction electromagnetic attenuation material, graphene-wrapped multiloculated NiFe2O4
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Wang Y, Yao L, Zheng Q, et al. Graphene-wrapped multiloculated nickel ferrite: A highly efficient electromagnetic attenuation material for microwave absorbing and green shielding. Nano Research, 2022, 15(7): 6751-6760. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-4428-x
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Dedicating to the exploration of efficient electromagnetic (EM) absorption and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials is the main strategy to solve the EM radiation issues. The development of multifunction EM attenuation materials that are compatible together EM absorption and EMI shielding properties is deserved our exploration and study. Here, the graphene-wrapped multiloculated NiFe2O4 composites are reported as multifunction EM absorbing and EMI shielding materials. The conductive networks configurated by the overlapping flexible graphene promote the riched polarization genes, as well as electron transmission paths, and thus optimize the dielectric constant of the composites. Meanwhile, the introduction of magnetic NiFe2O4 further establishes the magnetic-dielectric synergy effect. The abundant non-homogeneous interfaces not only generate effective interfacial polarization, also the deliberate multiloculated structure of NiFe2O4 strengthens multi-scattering and multi-reflection sites to expand the transmission path of EM waves. As it turns out, the best impedance matching is matched at a lower filled concentration to achieve the strongest reflection loss value of −48.1 dB. Simultaneously, green EMI shielding based on a predominantly EM absorption and dissipation is achieved by an enlargement of the filled concentration, which is helpful to reduce the secondary EM wave reflection pollution to the environment. In addition, the electrocatalytic properties are further examined. The graphene-wrapped multiloculated NiFe2O4 shows the well electrocatalytic activity as electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER), which is mainly attributed to the interconnected structures formed by graphene and NiFe2O4 connection. The structural advantages of multiloculated NiFe2O4 expose more active sites, which plays an important role in optimizing catalytic reactions. This work provides an excellent jumping-off point for the development of multifunction EM absorbing materials, eco-friendliness EMI shielding materials and electrocatalysts.


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Graphene-wrapped multiloculated nickel ferrite: A highly efficient electromagnetic attenuation material for microwave absorbing and green shielding

Show Author's information Yuchang Wang1,§, Lihua Yao1,2,§, Qi Zheng1, Mao-Sheng Cao1( )
School of Materials Science and Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, China
School of Mechatronical Engineering, Shanxi Datong University, Datong 037003, China

§ Yuchang Wang and Lihua Yao contributed equally to this work.

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Dedicating to the exploration of efficient electromagnetic (EM) absorption and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials is the main strategy to solve the EM radiation issues. The development of multifunction EM attenuation materials that are compatible together EM absorption and EMI shielding properties is deserved our exploration and study. Here, the graphene-wrapped multiloculated NiFe2O4 composites are reported as multifunction EM absorbing and EMI shielding materials. The conductive networks configurated by the overlapping flexible graphene promote the riched polarization genes, as well as electron transmission paths, and thus optimize the dielectric constant of the composites. Meanwhile, the introduction of magnetic NiFe2O4 further establishes the magnetic-dielectric synergy effect. The abundant non-homogeneous interfaces not only generate effective interfacial polarization, also the deliberate multiloculated structure of NiFe2O4 strengthens multi-scattering and multi-reflection sites to expand the transmission path of EM waves. As it turns out, the best impedance matching is matched at a lower filled concentration to achieve the strongest reflection loss value of −48.1 dB. Simultaneously, green EMI shielding based on a predominantly EM absorption and dissipation is achieved by an enlargement of the filled concentration, which is helpful to reduce the secondary EM wave reflection pollution to the environment. In addition, the electrocatalytic properties are further examined. The graphene-wrapped multiloculated NiFe2O4 shows the well electrocatalytic activity as electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) and oxygen evolution reaction (OER), which is mainly attributed to the interconnected structures formed by graphene and NiFe2O4 connection. The structural advantages of multiloculated NiFe2O4 expose more active sites, which plays an important role in optimizing catalytic reactions. This work provides an excellent jumping-off point for the development of multifunction EM absorbing materials, eco-friendliness EMI shielding materials and electrocatalysts.

Keywords: oxygen evolution reaction, hydrogen evolution reaction, electromagnetic absorbing, green electromagnetic shielding, multifunction electromagnetic attenuation material, graphene-wrapped multiloculated NiFe2O4

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Received: 11 March 2022
Revised: 08 April 2022
Accepted: 12 April 2022
Published: 04 May 2022
Issue date: July 2022

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) (Nos. 52177014, 51977009, 11774027, 51372282 and 51132002).

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