One-Pot Synthesis of Ag/AgCl Heterojunction Nanoparticles on Polyaniline Nanocone Arrays on Graphene Oxide for Microwave Absorption

Heterointerfaces in microwave absorption materials can induce dielectric polarization relaxation for superior microwave absorption capacity. Nevertheless, the construction of favorable hierarchical structures in dielectric heterogeneous materials remains a considerable challenge. Herein, Ag/AgCl heterojunction (HAg) nanoparticles are successfully decorated on polyaniline (PANI)/graphene oxide (GO) sheets through simple one-pot interfacial polymerization. The synthesized HAg/PANI/GO hybrid exhibits superior microwave absorption performance due to the multi-heterogeneous and hierarchical structures, which provides numerous interface polarizations, dipolar relaxations, and improved impedance matching. The minimum reflection loss of the optimum HAg/PANI/GO hybrid reaches -61.14 dB at 11.32 GHz with an effective absorption bandwidth of 4.77 GHz in the range from 9.70 to 14.47 GHz. This work provides ideas for producing multi-heterogeneous and hierarchical structures to reach a high microwave absorption performance.

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Using a simple one-pot interfacial polymerization method, Ag/AgCl heterojunction (HAg) nanoparticles were successfully decorated on polyaniline (PANI)/graphene oxide (GO) sheets. The synthesized HAg/PANI/GO hybrid exhibited superior microwave absorption performance due to its multi-heterogeneous and hierarchical structures, resulting in various interface polarizations, dipolar relaxations, and improved impedance matching. The optimum HAg/PANI/GO hybrid achieved a minimum reflection loss of -61.14 dB at 11.32 GHz, with an effective absorption bandwidth of 4.77 GHz in the range of 9.70 to 14.47 GHz. This work provides a strategy for achieving high microwave absorption performance through the production of multi-heterogeneous and hierarchical structures.