Preparation of titanium carbide nanowires for application in electromagnetic wave absorption

Xiaoyan Yuan, Laifei Cheng, Luo Kong, Xiaowei Yin, Litong Zhang

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Abstract

TiC nanowires were synthesized by chloride-assisted carbothermal reaction, using sucrose, TiO2 and NaCl as precursors and Ni(NO 3)2·6H2O as a catalyst. The TiC nanowires have specific surface areas of 186.7 m2 g-1 with a diameter of 200-400 nm and length of dozens micrometers. The hybrids of TiC nanowires/paraffin exhibited distinct electromagnetic wave absorbing ability in X-band (8.2-12.4 GHz). The optimal reflection loss (RL) of -51 dB at 11.8 GHz and the bandwidth of 3.0 GHz (RL < -10 dB) was achieved when the thickness is 1.7 mm. The optimal reflection loss and matching thickness were determined by the impedance match and quarter-wavelength law.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)132-139
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Alloys and Compounds
Volume596
DOIs
StatePublished - 25 May 2014

Keywords

  • Electromagnetic wave absorption
  • Microstructure
  • TiC nanowires

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