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Plasma-enhanced interfacial engineering of FeSiAl@PUA@SiO2 hybrid for efficient microwave absorption and anti-corrosion

Hongyan Zhang1,2, Feng Cao3, Hui Xu3, Wei Tian1, Ying Pan1,2, Nasir Mahmood4(), Xian Jian1,2 ()
School of Materials and Energy, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
Yangtze Delta Region Institute (Huzhou), University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Huzhou 313001, China
Department of Engineering Technology, Huzhou College, Huzhou 313000, China
School of Science, RMIT University, Melbourne, VIC 3001, Australia
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Plasma-enhanced interfacial manipulation of FeSiAl@PUA@SiO2 (PUA: acrylic polyurethane) hybrid introduces multiple-polarization and anti-corrosion properties, resulting in exceptional microwave absorption performance and stability of the resulted heterogeneous structure.

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Microwave absorption materials are prone to degradation in extremely humid and salty environments, and it is still challenging to develop a dense and firm interface to protect microwave absorbers. Herein, a robust FeSiAl@PUA@SiO2 (PUA: acrylic polyurethane) gradient hybrid was prepared through plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) to achieve efficient microwave absorption and anti-corrosion properties. The organic/inorganic dual coat of PUA/SiO2 not only facilitated the interface polarization but also effectively reduced the dielectric constant and optimized impedance matching. Owing to the unique hybrid structure, the (PECVD-FeSiAl@PUA)@SiO2 exhibited highly efficient microwave absorbing performance in frequency bands covering almost the entire Ku-bands (12–18 GHz) with a minimum reflection loss (RLmin) of −47 dB with a matching thickness of 2.3 mm. The organic/inorganic dual protection effectively shields against the corrosive medium, as the corrosion potential and the polarization resistance increased from −0.167 to −0.047 V and 8,064 to 16,273 Ω·cm2, respectively. While the corrosion current decreased from 3.04 × 10−6 to 2.16 × 10−6 A/cm2. Hence, the plasma-enhanced densification of PUA created a strong bridge to integrate FeSiAl and organic/inorganic components acquiring dual-function of efficient microwave absorption and anti-corrosion, which opened a promising platform for potential practical absorbers.

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FeSiAlpolyurethane acrylicinorganic/organic interfacemicrowave absorptionanti-corrosion

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Nano Research
Volume 16 Issue 1,
January 2023
Pages 645-653
DOI: 10.1007/s12274-022-5100-1
Cite this article:
Zhang H, Cao F, Xu H, et al. Plasma-enhanced interfacial engineering of FeSiAl@PUA@SiO2 hybrid for efficient microwave absorption and anti-corrosion. Nano Research, 2023, 16(1): 645-653. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-022-5100-1
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