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Biomimetic Segmented Nanofibrous Structures Enabling Flexible Liquid-Metal Microwave Absorbers.

Qingjun Liu1, Ting Wang1, Jianyong Yu1,2

  • 1State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Textiles, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China.

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A new flexible microwave absorber, inspired by soft-bodied organisms, uses liquid metal in nanofibers. This material offers excellent electromagnetic wave absorption and mechanical adaptability for advanced detection technologies.

Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Electromagnetics
  • Nanotechnology

Background:

  • Advanced detection technologies require effective microwave-steady materials, especially for complex surfaces like aircraft components.
  • Existing electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorbers are often rigid, limiting their application on curved or movable parts and reducing performance.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a deformation-adaptive electromagnetic wave absorber with enhanced conformability and microwave absorption capabilities.
  • To overcome the limitations of rigid absorbers by mimicking the segmented deformability of soft-bodied organisms.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of a nanofibrous absorber by confining liquid metal (EGaIn) within electrospun Poly(styrene-block-butadiene-block-styrene) (CIP-TPU) nanofibers.
  • Integration of segmented fiber network reconfiguration with EGaIn/CIP-induced dielectric-magnetic synergistic attenuation.
Keywords:
biomimetic segmented reconfigurationelectromagnetic wave absorptionflexible nanofibrous membraneimpedance matchingliquid metal

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  • Evaluation of microwave absorption performance, including reflection loss (RL), and mechanical properties like elastic recovery and compression cycling.

    • Main Results:

    • The flexible microwave absorber achieved a minimum reflection loss (RL) of -51.4 dB at a matching thickness of 2.2 mm.
    • The absorber demonstrated excellent mechanical adaptability with elastic recovery ratios above 70%.
    • Stable mechanical responses were observed over 500 compression cycles, indicating durability.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed EGaIn/CIP-TPU nanofibrous absorber effectively balances mechanical adaptability with high microwave absorption performance.
    • This approach offers a promising strategy for next-generation flexible electromagnetic wave absorbers (EMWA) for applications in advanced detection systems.