Amorphism SiBON interface anchored rGO nanoplatelets composites with tunable electromagnetic properties for microwave absorption

Benefiting from a particular ceramic/graphene interface anchored structure, SiBON/reduced graphene oxide nanoplatelets (RGNPs) composite was successfully designed. The electromagnetic wave is smoothly introduced into the composite from the outer layer composed of wave transmission ceramics and attenuated from the inner RGNPs layer, which solves the high impedance matching characteristic of RGNPs. With high-performance electromagnetic absorption, the composites are synthesized by an innovative chemical grafting method, and its absorbing mechanism is discussed. The SiO₂ (110) lattice plane is oriented to the edge of RGNPs using the preferred orientation when forming SiBON ceramic. A composite structure is formed with SiBON as external antenna poles and RGNPs as internal signal processors. The interaction between different dielectric loss mechanism balances is achieved by adjusting the content of the ceramic. Results prove that the composite has the best electromagnetic wave absorption performance, when the mass ratio of SiBON ceramics to RGNPs is 1:10, and the filling amount is 20 wt%, forming a broad absorption band (4.80 GHz, 12.88 GHz–17.68 GHz). When the mass ratio of SiBON ceramics to RGNPs is 1:40, the maximum reflection loss is −50.43 dB (13.44 GHz) at a small thickness (1.7 mm).