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Self-healing superhydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride/Fe3O4@polypyrrole fiber with core–sheath structures for superior microwave absorption

Yunan Li1, Yong Zhao1, Xianyong Lu1(), Ying Zhu1(), Lei Jiang1,2
Key Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial Science and Technology of Ministry of EducationSchool of Chemistry and EnvironmentBeihang UniversityBeijing100191China
Laboratory of Bio-inspired Smart Interfacial ScienceTechnology Institute of Physics and ChemistryChinese Academy of ScienceBeijing100190China
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Self-healing superhydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride/Fe3O4@polypyrrole (F-PVDF/Fe3O4@PPyx ) fibers with core–sheath structure were successfully fabricated by electrospinning of a PVDF/Fe3O4 mixture and in situ chemical oxidative polymerization of pyrrole, followed by chemical vapor deposition with fluoroalkyl silane. The F-PVDF/Fe3O4@PPy0.075 fiber film produces a superhydrophobic surface with self-healing behavior, which can repetitively and automatically restore superhydrophobicity when the surface is chemically damaged. Moreover, the maximum reflection loss (RL) of the F-PVDF/Fe3O4@PPy0.075 fiber film reaches -21.5 dB at 16.8 GHz and the RL below -10 dB is in the frequency range of 10.6–16.5 GHz with a thickness of 2.5 mm. The microwave absorption performance is attributed to the synergetic effect between dielectric loss and magnetic loss originating from PPy, PVDF and Fe3O4. As a consequence, preparing such F-PVDF/Fe3O4@PPyx fibers in this manner provides a simple and effective route to develop multi-functional microwave absorbing materials for practical applications.

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self-healingsuperhydrophobicitycore–sheath structuremicrowave absorption

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Nano Research
Volume 9 Issue 7,
July 2016
Pages 2034-2045
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-016-1094-x
Cite this article:
Li Y, Zhao Y, Lu X, et al. Self-healing superhydrophobic polyvinylidene fluoride/Fe3O4@polypyrrole fiber with core–sheath structures for superior microwave absorption. Nano Research, 2016, 9(7): 2034-2045. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-016-1094-x
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