CuCo Nanocube/N-Doped Carbon Nanotube Composites for Microwave Absorption

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have come into the limelight in the field of microwave absorption since they can be developed into porous carbon-based MOF derivatives with a variety of features, such as controlled defects, tunable structures, and variable compositions. In this paper, Cu3[Co(CN)6]2 Prussian blue analogue (CuCo-PBA) precursors with a regular cubic morphology were synthesized by a simple co-precipitation method and converted into CuCo nanocube/N-doped carbon nanotube (CuCo/NCNT) derivatives by annealing them in argon. It was found that when the annealing temperature was 850 degrees C, the minimum reflection loss (RLmin) of CuCo/NCNT could reach -54.13 dB with an effective absorption bandwidth of 4.01 GHz. The excellent microwave absorption properties were attributed to the mutual synergy of conduction loss, interfacial polarization, magnetic resonance loss, and eddy current loss. Therefore, this work provides an effective preparation method for the design of lightweight carbon-based microwave-absorbing materials with heterogeneous interfaces using Prussian blue.

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In this study, Cu3[Co(CN)6]2 Prussian blue analogues were synthesized and converted into CuCo nanocube/N-doped carbon nanotube derivatives. The annealed CuCo/NCNT demonstrated excellent microwave absorption properties, with a minimum reflection loss of -54.13 dB and an effective absorption bandwidth of 4.01 GHz at an annealing temperature of 850 degrees C. The outstanding absorption performance was attributed to the synergy of conduction loss, interfacial polarization, magnetic resonance loss, and eddy current loss. This work provides an effective preparation method for lightweight carbon-based microwave-absorbing materials with heterogeneous interfaces using Prussian blue.