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CoFe/C heterostructured fiber composites derived from discarded cigarette filters for excellent microwave absorption

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Exploiting the electromagnetic wave absorbers with high microwave absorption performance by establishing the heterostructure in the carbon-based materials is an exciting strategy to address the issue of electromagnetic pollution. CoFe or Co alloy is introduced into carbon-based absorbing materials to optimize the impedance matching and enhance the magnetic loss. Herein, CoFe/C heterostructured fiber composites are prepared from the discarded cigarette filters by the wet chemical immersion and subsequent calcination for high-quality light microwave absorbing materials. The CoFe/C fiber composites calcined at 950 °C temperature remarkably achieve a − 53.8 dB strong reflection loss value at 1.57 mm matching thickness and 5.3 GHz broad bandwidth. This work should provide an effective strategy for the utilization of discarded cigarette filters as high microwave absorption performance materials.

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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (52262012, 51771085, 51571104, 51801087, and 51801088) and the Innovation Fund Project of the Gansu Provincial Department of Education (2021A-030).

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    Yupeng Wei, Yanhong Yu, Junzhi Zhu, Haotian Song, Yating Wang, Xudong Wang, Rongzhen Xiao & Jingpeng Lin

  2. Key Laboratory of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials of the Ministry of Education, School of Materials and Energy, Electron Microscopy Centre of Lanzhou University, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, People’s Republic of China

    Yupeng Wei, Junwei Zhang & Yong Peng

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Wei, Y., Yu, Y., Zhu, J. et al. CoFe/C heterostructured fiber composites derived from discarded cigarette filters for excellent microwave absorption. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 24920–24932 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09201-w

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