Facial fabrication of hierarchically 3D FeNx/Fe@N-doped porous carbon frameworks for enhanced electromagnetic interference shielding in X-band
摘要
Porous carbon-based materials are widely regarded as a kind of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials with great development prospects due to their lightweight characteristics and excellent dielectric properties. In this study, by combining the simple chemical blowing technique and the in situ carbonization method, we have successfully prepared N-doped hierarchical porous carbon (FeNPC) composites loaded with FeNx/Fe magnetic nanoparticles. The research found that the introduction of urea not only endowed the system with a complete hierarchical porous structure, but also allowed the magnetic components to be primarily Fe and FeNx by appropriately adjusting the carbonization temperature of the system. Thanks to the three-dimensional (3D) interconnected network, distinctive hierarchical porous architecture, N-element doping, and the mutual enhancement of dielectric carbon and magnetic components of the system, the EMI shielding performance could be significantly improved. When the urea content was 0.5 g, and the mixing mass ratio of the resulting composite material (FeNPC0.5) with paraffin was 4:6, the EMI shielding effectiveness could reach up to 95.3 dB (3 mm) in the X-band (8.2–12.4 GHz). This research offers a new approach for developing and fabricating high-performance EMI shielding materials through a simple synthesis strategy.
Graphical AbstractThe FeNPC composites with FeNx/Fe magnetic nanoparticles dispersed in the N-doped hierarchical porous carbon have been successfully prepared through simple chemical blowing technique and in situ carbonization method. By appropriately adjusting the urea content and carbonization temperature of the system, a high-performance electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding effectiveness (SE) of up to 95.3 dB could be obtained in the X-band (8.2–12.4 GHz) frequency range when the urea content was 0.5 g and the temperature was 800 °C.