Highly efficient and broad electromagnetic wave absorbers tuned via topology-controllable metal-organic frameworks

Advanced electromagnetic (EM) wave absorbing materials with strong absorption and broad bandwidth are important for military stealth and elimination of microwave pollution in consumers’ electronics. Metal organic framework (MOF)-derived metal/carbon hybrids with ordered structure are significantly urgent in this field. In this contribution, we presented a design strategy of hollow cage-like or solid box-like magnetic/dielectric Fe/Co/C and dielectric Fe/Mn/C EM wave absorbing nanomaterials via pyrolyzing Prussian blue’s analogs with controllable topology and phase composition. The solid box-like Fe/Co/C and hollow cage-like Fe/Mn/C showed favorable absorption property with a broad effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) and a low reflection loss (RL). Especially, the EAB of 8.8 GHz at a thickness of 2.5 mm for solid box-like Fe/Co/C nanocomplex prepared at 900°C is a new record for this type of materials. The design and tuning strategy for EM wave absorbers derived from topology-controllable MOF is important for EM functional materials possessing great potential in military stealth and consumers’ electronics.