Building of lightweight Nb_(2)CT_(x) MXene@Co nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheet arrays@carbon fiber aerogels for high-efficiency electromagnetic wave absorption in X and Ku bands inspired by sea cucumber

The problems of electromagnetic wave(EMW)pollution in X and Ku bands(8–18 GHz)are becoming more and more serious.Therefore,it is urgent to design EMW absorbing materials with high-efficiency such as thin thickness,lightweight,wide bandwidth and strong EMW absorption.Inspired by the biomorph of sea cucumber,Nb_(2)CT_(x) MXene@Co nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheet arrays@carbon fiber aerogels(Nb_(2)CT_(x)@Co-NC@CFA,Nb_(2)CT_(x)=niobium carbide)were constructed by self-assembly,in-situ chemical deposition and subsequent pyrolysis.The carbon fiber aerogel,as the basic skeleton of sea cucumber,forms lightweight three-dimensional interconnected conductive network,enhances the dielectric loss and extends the multiple reflection and absorption paths of EMW.As the tentacles of sea cucumber surface,Nb_(2)CT_(x) MXene and Co nitrogen-doped carbon nanosheet arrays exist rich heterogeneous interfaces,which play an important role in improving EMW polarization loss and optimizing impedance matching.The minimum reflection loss(RLmin)of Nb_(2)CT_(x)@Co-NC@CFA reaches−54.7 dB at 9.84 GHz(2.36 mm)with a low filling ratio of 10 wt.%and the effective absorption bandwidth(EAB)of Nb_(2)CT_(x)@Co-NC@CFA reaches 2.96 GHz(8.48–11.44 GHz)with 2.36 mm and 5.2 GHz(12.8–18 GHz)with 1.6 mm,covering most of X and Ku bands by adjusting thickness.The radar cross section(RCS)value of Nb_(2)CT_(x)@Co-NC@CFA is 26.64 dB·m^(2),which is lower than that of the perfect electrical conductor(PEC),indicating that Nb_(2)CT_(x)@Co-NC@CFA can effectively decrease the probability of the target being detected by the radar detector.This work provides ideas for design and development of EMW absorbing materials with high-efficiency EMW absorption in X and Ku bands.

Visible-light-driven photocatalytic degradation of rhodamine B using Bi_(2)WO_(6)/GO deposited on polyethylene terephthalate fabric

The environmental repercussions of wastewater from the dye process mean that it is very important to obtain an eco-friendly photocatalyst that would degrade wastewater.Herein,bismuth tungstate/graphene oxide(Bi_(2)WO_(6)/GO)composites are fabricated through in-situ hydrothermal reaction and then the Bi_(2)WO_(6)/GO photocatalysts are deposited onto polyethylene terephthalate(PET)fabric.The obtained Bi_(2)WO_(6)/GO deposited PET fabrics are then characterized through XPS,Raman,SEM,TEM,XRD,UV-vis,BET method and photoluminescence spectroscopy(PL)to investigate their chemical and crystal structures,morphology,optical property,surface area and photochemical properties.Photocatalytic performance is studied through examining the rate of degrading rhodamine B(RhB)under visible light.Surface of PET fibers is densely covered with Bi_(2)WO_(6)/GO.Bi_(2)WO_(6)/GO deposited PET fabrics show a broad absorption band in the visible spectra.Removal rate of RhB on the Bi_(2)WO_(6)/GO deposited PET fabric is the highest with the GO content of 2 g/L(labeled as Bi_(2)WO_(6)/2 g/LGO).The result of active species experiment shows that superoxide radicals(·O_(2)^(−))plays a major role in the degradation of RhB.Moreover,Bi_(2)WO_(6)/2 g/LGO deposited PET fabric shows excellent cycle stability of photocatalytic degradation for RhB.The findings in this work can be extended to preparation other types of composite on the textile for photocatalysis,which can be applied to remove dyes in the wastewater produced by the textile or leather industry.