Strong electric wave response derived from the hybrid of lotus roots-like composites with tunable permittivity.

Lotus roots-like NiO/NiCoO hybrids derived from Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are fabricated for the first time by using flake NiCo-MOF precursors as reactant templates. It was found that a thin sample consisting of 60 wt % NiO/NiCoO hybrids in the wax matrix exhibited an effective microwave absorption bandwidth of 4.2 GHz at the thickness of 1.6 mm. The highest reflection loss of -47 dB was observed at 13.4 GHz for a sample with a thickness of 1.7 mm. Results obtained in this study indicate that hybrids of NiO and NiCoO are promising microwave absorbing materials with adjustable permittivity, which can exhibit broad effective absorption bandwidth at low filler loading and thin thickness.