Flower-Branch-Like carbon Microtube/Vanadium Selenide: A highly efficient electromagnetic wave absorbing composite

The unique layered structure and adjustable band gap of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) have prompted extensive investigations into their potential for electromagnetic wave absorption (EWA). Vanadium selenide (VSe₂), a notable representative of TMDs, has a larger interlayer spacing (6.1 Å) and higher conductivity (1 × 10^-3 S/m), which has high advantageous in EWA applications. However, the existing research on the use of VSe₂ for EWA remains relatively limited. Herein, a flower-branch-like carbon microtube/vanadium selenide (CMT/VSe₂) composite was successfully synthesized via a facile solvothermal method. This composite material is composed of flower-like VSe₂ nanostructures integrated with carbon microtubes. Importantly, the EWA properties of this composite can be effectively tailored by adjusting the concentration of the VSe₂ precursor. The CMT/VSe₂ composite exhibited a remarkable minimum reflection loss (RL) of −60.54 dB in the Ku-band, with a matching thickness of 2.27 mm. Moreover, the effective absorption bandwidth reached 6.38 GHz. These results demonstrate the great potential of this CMT/VSe₂ composite material as a highly efficient EWA material. Furthermore, this work broadens the application of two-dimensional TMDs in the area of EWA.