Defects‑Rich Heterostructures Trigger Strong Polarization Coupling in Sulfides/Carbon Composites with Robust Electromagnetic Wave Absorption

Defects-rich heterointerfaces integrated with adjustable crystalline phases and atom vacancies,as well as veiled dielectric-responsive character,are instrumental in electromagnetic dissipation.Conventional methods,however,constrain their delicate constructions.Herein,an innovative alternative is proposed:carrageenan-assistant cations-regulated(CACR)strategy,which induces a series of sulfides nanoparticles rooted in situ on the surface of carbon matrix.This unique configuration originates from strategic vacancy formation energy of sulfides and strong sulfides-carbon support interaction,benefiting the delicate construction of defects-rich heterostructures in M_(x)S_(y)/carbon composites(M-CAs).Impressively,these generated sulfur vacancies are firstly found to strengthen electron accumulation/consumption ability at heterointerfaces and,simultaneously,induct local asymmetry of electronic structure to evoke large dipole moment,ultimately leading to polarization coupling,i.e.,defect-type interfacial polarization.Such“Janus effect”(Janus effect means versatility,as in the Greek two-headed Janus)of interfacial sulfur vacancies is intuitively confirmed by both theoretical and experimental investigations for the first time.Consequently,the sulfur vacancies-rich heterostructured Co/Ni-CAs displays broad absorption bandwidth of 6.76 GHz at only 1.8 mm,compared to sulfur vacancies-free CAs without any dielectric response.Harnessing defects-rich heterostructures,this one-pot CACR strategy may steer the design and development of advanced nanomaterials,boosting functionality across diverse application domains beyond electromagnetic response.

Broadband high-performance microwave absorption of the single-layer Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x)MXene

MXenes,a family of two-dimensional(2D)materials,exhibit peculiar microwave-absorbing behaviors due to their unique chemical composition and structure.Although laminated Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) MXenes with a multilayer structure have been used for microwave absorption,real 2D MXenes with a single-layer structure have not yet been investigated.Here,the electromagnetic wave response behavior of single-layer Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) MXenes was explored in detail.The permittivity of Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) MXene rises dramatically with an increase in filler loading,and Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) MXene features a distinct dielectric response wherein dipolar polarization and interfacial polarization makes a greater contribution at low filler loading;conductive loss becomes more prominent at high filler loading.Versus laminated Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) MXene,single-layer Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x) MXene delivers superior absorbing capability:The RLminvalue of SL-Ti_(3)C_(2)T_(x)-22%reaches-43.5 d B at 6.5 GHz,and a broad EAB of 6.88 GHz can be attained at a thickness of 1.8 mm due to enhanced dipolar polarization,interfacial polarization,and conductive loss.This work is of great significance in guiding the future development of MXene-based absorbers.