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Research Article | Open Access

Implanting Ag nanoparticles in SiOC ceramic nanospheres for exceptional electromagnetic wave absorption and antibacterial performance

Junjie Qian1,2( )Dandan Ma1Yunxuan Zou1Lili Zheng1,2Yan Liang1Shaohua Wang1,2Xiaoling Zhou3Xinyi Cheng1Qingliang Shan4Yongqing Wang1,2( )
School of Material Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen 333403, China
Key Laboratory of Inorganic Membrane Materials and Membrane Processes of Jiangxi Education Institutes, Jingdezhen 333403, China
School of Mechanical and Electronic Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic University, Jingdezhen 333403, China
School of Material Science and Engineering, Zhengjiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Abstract

The development of multifunctional composites with desirable electromagnetic wave absorption and antibacterial performance for the medical field has aroused wide interest. In this work, SiOC/Ag composites were successfully fabricated via the liquid-phase method. When the filler content of SiOC/Ag-3 is 40 wt%, SiOC/Ag-3 exhibits excellent electromagnetic wave absorption performance, achieving a minimum reflection loss (RLmin) value of −58.03 dB with a matching thickness of only 2.82 mm. The superior electromagnetic wave absorption performance is attributed to (i) multiple reflections, (ii) conductive loss, and (iii) interfacial polarization loss. In addition, the radar cross-section (RCS) simulation indicates that all RCS values of the perfect electric conductor (PEC) with the SiOC/Ag-3 coating are below −20 dB·m2 across the incident angle range from −60° to 60°, indicating strong radar stealth performance. Moreover, SiOC/Ag composites also achieve excellent antibacterial ability against E. coli and S. aureus through the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) under visible light irradiation. This work provides new insights into the design and development of bifunctional composites with electromagnetic wave absorption and antibacterial performance for application in medical devices.

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Journal of Advanced Ceramics
Article number: 9221084
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Qian J, Ma D, Zou Y, et al. Implanting Ag nanoparticles in SiOC ceramic nanospheres for exceptional electromagnetic wave absorption and antibacterial performance. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2025, 14(6): 9221084. https://doi.org/10.26599/JAC.2025.9221084

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Received: 07 February 2025
Revised: 02 May 2025
Accepted: 02 May 2025
Published: 27 June 2025
© The Author(s) 2025.

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