Remarkably enhancing the microwave absorbing and electrical/thermal capabilities of Te@CuxTe1−x core-shell nanofibers via a Cu-doping strategy
摘要
Bifunctional materials with high heat conduction and strong microwave absorption play a pivotal role in addressing the challenges of heat accumulation and signal crosstalk in modern devices. However, the design of such bifunctional materials is constrained by the incompatibility between thermal conductivity and microwave absorption. We tackle this challenge by employing a hydrothermal-microwave-assisted solvothermal method to construct Te@CuxTe1−x core-shell nanofibers (CSNFs) via a Cu-doping strategy. The multi-heterointerfaces of Te/CuTe, CuTe/Cu2.74Te2, and Cu2.74Te2/Cu7Te4 in the CSNFs were controlled by adjusting the feeding ratio (β = Cu²⁺/Te) to simultaneously enhance their thermal conduction and microwave absorption. Through Cu doping, a low work function (Wf) was achieved to attain high σ and Ohmic loss (