Co doped mesoporous carbon composites (MC– Co ) have been synthesized at different carbonization temperatures via evaporation-induced multicomponent co-assembly strategy. The nanostructures and chemical compositions of MC– Co composites were characterized by transmission electron microscope (TEM), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD), etc. Their electromagnetic and microwave absorption properties were investigated in the frequency ranging from 2 GHz to 18 GHz. By the measurement of electromagnetic parameters and theoretical simulation of reflection loss (RL), the results showed that the minimum RL value of the optimum composite MC– Co -800 reached up to -41.9 dB at 13.5 GHz with a thickness of only 1.80 mm, and the effective absorption bandwidth (< -10 dB) is 4.4 GHz (from 11.4 GHz to 15.8 GHz). This work demonstrated that the optimum carbonization temperature of the obtained composites is 800°C, which is critical to its electromagnetic properties. The excellent microwave absorption properties can be attributed to dielectric loss, Ohmic loss, and characteristic impedance matching. Therefore, the as-synthesized composites could be acted as a candidate of microwave absorber, especially for the light weight demand.
Biomass carbon derived from pine nut shells decorated with NiO nanoflakes for enhanced microwave absorption properties