Excellent electromagnetic wave absorption of MOF/SiBCN nanomaterials at high temperature

Electromagnetic wave absorbing materials at high-temperature are urgently needed for stealth aircrafts or aero-engines worked in harsh environments.In this contribution,cobaltcontaining siliconboron carbonitride(MOF/SiBCN)nanomaterials were prepared by pyrolyzing metal–organic framework,i.e.cobalt 2-methylimidazole(ZIF-67),and hyperbranched polyborosilazane.The rhombic dodecahedral ZIF-67 and cobalt element promoted in situ formation of dielectric loss phases,including SiC nanocrystals,CoSi nanocrystals and turbostratic carbons.The ZIF-67/SiBCN nanomaterials showed excellent microwave absorption both at room and elevated temperature.The minimum reflection coefficient(RC_(min))was-51.6dB and effective absorption bandwidth(EAB)is 3.93GHz at room temperature.At an elevated temperature of 600℃,the RC_(min) reached-30.29 dB and EAB covered almost the whole X-band(3.95GHz,8.45–12.4GHz).The ZIF-67/SiBCN nanocomposites are promising and useful platform for microwave absorbing materials at high-temperature.It may shed light on the downstream applications in designing next generation areo-engines and stealth aircrafts.