{"title":"Carbon-enriched PDC-SiC with enhanced electromagnetic wave absorption: A study examining the impact of branched molecular chains in precursor","authors":"Wen Yang, Chong Liu, Yongzhao Hou, Xiangjun Dai, Cheng Zhong, Yongqiang Ma, Meixian Jiang","doi":"10.1016/j.cej.2025.160189","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"In this work, a novel carbon-enriched SiC by the polymer derived ceramic (PDC-SiC) route was manufactured. By varying the branched chain of the preceramic polymer, the structure and electromagnetic properties of the obtained PDC-SiC ceramics can be effectively altered through carbon enrichment. Specially, PDC-SiC ceramics obtained from branched polysilylacetylene (PSA) constitute a composite material that contains nano-sized SiC grains, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and silicon carbide nanowires (SiC<sub>nw</sub>). Such PDC-SiC ceramics possess a complex three-dimensional network of CNT<sub>S</sub>/SiC<sub>nw</sub>, leading to remarkable microwave absorption properties. Notably, the PDC-SiC ceramics processed from dimethyl-polysilylacetylene (D-PSA) achieved a minimum reflection loss (RL<sub>min</sub>) of −55.0 dB at 14.4 GHz, and an effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) extends across 5.5 GHz, with a thickness of 2 mm.","PeriodicalId":270,"journal":{"name":"Chemical Engineering Journal","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":13.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-02-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Chemical Engineering Journal","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.160189","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
引用次数: 0
Abstract
In this work, a novel carbon-enriched SiC by the polymer derived ceramic (PDC-SiC) route was manufactured. By varying the branched chain of the preceramic polymer, the structure and electromagnetic properties of the obtained PDC-SiC ceramics can be effectively altered through carbon enrichment. Specially, PDC-SiC ceramics obtained from branched polysilylacetylene (PSA) constitute a composite material that contains nano-sized SiC grains, carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and silicon carbide nanowires (SiCnw). Such PDC-SiC ceramics possess a complex three-dimensional network of CNTS/SiCnw, leading to remarkable microwave absorption properties. Notably, the PDC-SiC ceramics processed from dimethyl-polysilylacetylene (D-PSA) achieved a minimum reflection loss (RLmin) of −55.0 dB at 14.4 GHz, and an effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) extends across 5.5 GHz, with a thickness of 2 mm.
期刊介绍:
The Chemical Engineering Journal is an international research journal that invites contributions of original and novel fundamental research. It aims to provide an international platform for presenting original fundamental research, interpretative reviews, and discussions on new developments in chemical engineering. The journal welcomes papers that describe novel theory and its practical application, as well as those that demonstrate the transfer of techniques from other disciplines. It also welcomes reports on carefully conducted experimental work that is soundly interpreted. The main focus of the journal is on original and rigorous research results that have broad significance. The Catalysis section within the Chemical Engineering Journal focuses specifically on Experimental and Theoretical studies in the fields of heterogeneous catalysis, molecular catalysis, and biocatalysis. These studies have industrial impact on various sectors such as chemicals, energy, materials, foods, healthcare, and environmental protection.