Surface Modification of Activated Carbon Fibers with Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub> for Enhancing Their Electromagnetic Wave Absorption Property

Yan, Xuefeng; Ji, Tao; Ye, Wei

doi:https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6980730

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Volume 2020 | Article ID 6980730 | https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/6980730

Surface Modification of Activated Carbon Fibers with Fe₃O₄ for Enhancing Their Electromagnetic Wave Absorption Property

Xuefeng Yan,^1,2Tao Ji ,^1,2and Wei Ye^1,2

Academic Editor: Bhanu P. Singh

Received26 Jul 2020

Revised27 Sept 2020

Accepted04 Nov 2020

Published02 Dec 2020

Abstract

In this study, the porous activated carbon fiber (ACF) is prepared by viscose fiber, and Fe₃O₄ coating is deposited on the surface of ACF through in situ hybridization to prepare carbon/magnetic electromagnetic (EM) wave absorption materials. Compared with pure Fe₃O₄ and ACF, the EM wave absorption rate is improved. When the solubility of FeCl₃ is 2 mol/L and the thickness of the prepared ACF–Fe₃O₄(3) EM wave absorption material is 3 mm, the EM wave loss at 10 GHz reaches −44.3 dB and effective EM wave absorption bandwidths ( dB and dB) reached 4.8 GHz (8.8–13.6 GHz) and 1.1 GHz (9.3–10.4 GHz), respectively. The prepared ACF-based composite material has a light structure and strong absorption bandwidth. Findings can provide references for the research on other EM wave-absorbing materials.

1. Introduction

Given the rapid development of electronic and electrical technologies, the scope of electromagnetic (EM) energy utilization has been continuously expanded, although EM radiation pollution has followed [1–3]. The problem of EM pollution has become the fifth largest public hazard after wastewater, exhaust gas, solid waste, and noise. Relevant studies have indicated that EM pollution will replace noise pollution in the current century and become the leading physical pollution. At present, an effective method is to use EM wave absorption materials to reduce or eliminate EM wave pollution [4].

Compared to traditional ferrite, carbonyl iron magnetic EM wave absorption materials, carbon-based EM wave absorption materials have the advantages of being light weight, having adjustable frequency range, and with good compatibility with the organic/inorganic phase interface of the matrix [5–9]. Graphite powder, carbon black, carbon nanotubes, chopped carbon fiber, and activated carbon fiber (ACF) have been reported as carbon-based EM wave protection functional fillers [10–13]. We know that ACF has a large surface area, which is a factor that cannot be disregarded [14]. Given the numerous polar groups on the surface, multiple polarization effects occur on the surface of EM wave-absorbing materials, thereby causing absorption attenuation owing to relaxation effects [15]. The main factor that determines the absorption characteristics of ACF is resistance, but its conductivity is high, easily reflects EM waves, and affects absorption efficiency [16–18]. Moreover, ACF and other carbon materials have extremely low magnetic permeability; hence, they have nearly no effect on magnetic signals, and achieving broadband absorption is difficult [16, 17]. Accordingly, many studies load magnetic particles on carbon materials, including graphite powder nickel plating, carbon nanotube nickel plating, and loading nanoferrite particles, to improve the EM wave absorption performance of materials [19–22].

The current study uses ACF with a large specific surface area as a substrate. In situ hybridization of the fiber to Fe₃O₄ can significantly improve the EM wave absorption performance of the material. Effective EM wave protection composite materials have research significance.

2. Experimental Section

2.1. Sample Preparation

Preparation of ACF through industrial process and thermal decomposition promote in situ growth of Fe₃O₄ on the surface of ACF, and the process route is shown in Figure 1. In detail, the viscose fiber is impregnated with ammonium hydrogen phosphate, dried, and treated at 850°C for 10 minutes; the process is passed through steam to prepare ACF. 0.25 mol glucose was dissolved into 1000 mL distilled water followed by the addition of 2 mol FeCl₃ to form a homogeneous solution. ACF felt was added to the solution, in which the rolling surplus rate was 900%. After drying, ACF that contained FeCl₃ was heat-treated at 650°C for 60 min in N₂ gas, covered the ACF surface with a layer of Fe₃O₄, and prepared ACF–Fe₃O₄(3). The amount of Fe₃O₄ in the composites was regulated by the addition of different amounts of FeCl₃ and glucose, specifically 0, 0.5, and 1 mol for FeCl₃ and 0, 0.0625, and 0.125 mol for glucose. By using the preceding experimental method, the final products were denoted as ACF, ACF–Fe₃O₄(1), and ACF–Fe₃O₄(2), respectively.

2.2. Characterization

Phase structural analysis of the prepared ACF–Fe₃O₄ was performed using X-ray diffraction (XRD; Rigaku D/max-2500PC) with CuKα radiation. A scanning electron microscope (SEM; ZEISS Gemini SEM 300) equipped with an energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) was used for morphological observations and elemental analyses. Textural characterization was carried out by nitrogen adsorption at 77 K using an ASAP 2020 automatic physisorption analyzer (Micromeritics Instrument Corp., USA). The chemical states were characterized by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS; Thermo Fisher Scientific ESCALAB-250) with Cu Kα radiation. The magnetic properties were achieved using a vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM; Quantum Design MPMS) at 300 K. The formation mechanism was analyzed using thermogravimetry/differential scanning calorimetry (TG/DSC; Netzsch 214 Polyma) at a heating rate of 10°C/min from 30°C to 1000°C in the presence of air. The EM parameters (i.e., relative complex permittivity and relative complex permeability) were evaluated using a vector network analyzer (VNA; CeyearAV3672C) in the frequency range of 2.0–18.0 GHz. Prior to the test, the sample was thoroughly mixed with paraffin at a mass ratio of 3 : 7 and pressed thereafter into a coaxial ring with outer and inner diameters of 7 mm and 3.04 mm, respectively.

3. Results and Discussion

3.1. Crystal Structure

XRD profiles of ACF, ACF–Fe₃O₄(1), ACF–Fe₃O₄(2), and ACF–Fe₃O₄(3) are shown in Figure 2. ACF felt, FeCl3, and glucose were treated with high temperature at 650°C under the protection of nitrogen, FeCl₃ and glucose undergo thermal decomposition, and the reduction reaction produced Fe₃O₄ (PDF # 74-0748) magnetic particles. The chemical reaction is shown in Eqs. (1)–(4) [23, 24]. Nonmagnetic Fe₂O₃ (PDF # 72-0469) is also present. The diffraction peaks of ACF at 26.5° and 43.3° are typical diffraction peaks of carbonaceous fibers [21].

3.2. Morphological and EDS Analyses

Figures 3(a) and 3(b) show a SEM of the fiber cross-section of ACF. We found that there are many tiny pores inside the fiber, and the presence of a large number of pores means that the fiber has more interfaces. Figure 3(c) shows that the ACF surface has evident grooves, which is a typical viscose-based ACF after drawing treatment [25]. At the same time, it can be seen from the ACF N₂ adsorption isotherm and pore size distribution diagram (Figure 3(d)) that ACF has a large specific surface area and micropores smaller than 2.5 nm. This is because after the activation process of viscose fibers, a large number of micropores are generated, which increases the specific surface area of the fibers.

After Fe₃O₄ is loaded, the particles tend to accumulate in the grooves on the fiber surface. Figures 4(a)–4(c) show the fiber surface morphology after being impregnated with different concentrations of the FeCl₃ solution and heat-treated. Fe₃O₄ particles are distributed along the fiber axis. As the proportion of metal salts increases, the distributed particles increase and there is an aggregation phenomenon. XRD analysis shows that the particulate matter contains Fe₃O₄; it has EM wave absorption properties. When combined with a carbon-based material, the increase in Fe₃O₄ can effectively increase the EM wave absorption performance of the material [26, 27]. Figure 4(d) shows the elemental analysis of the ACF–Fe₃O₄(3) energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS). After the in situ hybridization of Fe₃O₄ on the ACF surface to form an ACF–Fe₃O₄ composite, there is the presence of Fe and O elements on the fiber surface. The ACF preparation process includes the dip of ammonium dihydrogen phosphate; thus, element P is also detected. These elements constitute the Fe₃O₄ formed in the XRD analysis, thereby further confirming the possibility of its formation. In addition, Fe₃O₄ that absorbs EM waves forms a multi-interface structure on the fiber surface with rich interface polarization; this can promote the EM wave absorption of the material.

3.3. XPS Analyses

XPS will obtain more information on the composition of the ACF and ACF-Fe₃O₄ material. Figures 5(a) and 5(b) show the X-ray photoelectron spectra of ACF and ACF–Fe₃O₄ (3) composite. ACF consisted of the elements C and O. The ACF–Fe₃O₄ (3) consisted of C, O, and Fe. Figure 5(c) shows the O1s XPS spectrum for ACF–Fe₃O₄(3). The spectrum can fit to three peaks with binding energies of 529.50, 530.86, and 532.75 eV. The lattice oxygen at 530.86 eV is comparable to macroscaled crystallite binding energy values for magnetite [28]. The spin-orbit peaks of Fe2p1/2 and Fe2p3/2 are shown in Figure 5(d); Fe2p peaks at 710.89 eV and 724.46 eV are characteristic peaks of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy [29, 30]. We found that Fe₃O₄ is composed of three forms of iron, namely, Fe2⁺ octahedron, Fe3⁺ octahedron, and Fe3⁺ tetrahedron. The Fe2p3/2 derived from the binding energy of 710.89 eV was reasonably divided into peaks to obtain three main peaks and two satellite peaks. The Fe2⁺/Fe3⁺ ratio is 0.63, which is slightly larger than the theoretical value of Fe₃O₄ of 0.5, and it is due to the existence of Fe₂O₃ [31, 32].

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3.4. TG and magnetic hysteresis analyses

The temperature stability of microwave-absorbing materials is an important material property related to practical engineering applications. Figure 6 shows the TG analysis of the ACF and ACF–Fe₃O₄ composites in the air at a heating rate of 10°C/min. The mass loss process is following three stages. The slight mass loss below 110°C is due to the evaporation of the sample water. Thereafter, a weight loss gradually occurred from 110°C to 410°C, which can be attributed to the removal of the unstable oxygen-containing functional groups from the sample and H₂O vapor caused by the destruction of the oxidized functional groups. Lastly, ACF showed a significant weight loss between 410°C and 720°C, thereby indicating that ACF was oxidized and decomposed in the air. The apparent weight loss of the ACF–Fe₃O₄ composite material is from 410°C to 540° C. The reason is that the presence of metal ions promotes the accelerated oxidation of ACF, while Fe₃O₄ is oxidized to Fe₂O₃ [33, 34].

In general, ACF-based materials have striking magnetic properties because of their fibrous structure and high specific surface area. Evidently, these characteristics can affect the magnetic properties of the material. The magnetic properties of the ACF–Fe₃O₄ composite materials were studied at room temperature by measuring their magnetization curves. These magnetic properties include M_s, M_r, and H_c (see Figure 7). Table 1 also shows the magnetic parameters corresponding to Figure 7. ACF has no magnetic properties, and pure Fe₃O₄ is a typical superparamagnetic material that has high saturation M_s and M_r and low H_c [35]. As the (Fe₃O₄)–ACF ratio increases, the saturation and residual magnetizations of the composite material increase, while the coercive force decreases. ACF–Fe₃O₄(3) has high M_s (14.435 emu/g) and M_r (2.023 emu/g), while H_c (178.857 Oe) is low, at room temperature, and ACF–Fe₃O₄ (3) is superparamagnetic. It shows that the introduction of magnetic Fe₃O₄ causes the difference in the magnetic properties of the composite materials [26, 36].

3.5. EM Parameters

Figures 8(a)–8(d) show the measured dielectric properties of five samples of 30 wt% ACF, Fe₃O₄, and ACF–Fe₃O₄ composites in the 2–18 GHz range. Note that samples with a high (ACF)–(Fe₃O₄) ratio show high values of and in the frequency range of 2–18 GHz (see Figures 8(a) and 8(b)). For ACF–Fe₃O₄ (2), ACF–Fe₃O₄ (3), and pure Fe₃O₄, the value decreases insignificantly with increasing frequency in the 2–18 GHz range. Although the value is in the 8–14 GHz range (Figure 8(b)), the peak shows the resonance behavior, which is expected when the sample has high conductivity. Free electron theory indicates that , where is the dielectric constant of vacuum, is the resistivity, and is the frequency of the microwave. The conductivity of ACF is extremely high and will form a large conductive network. Thus, the resistivity of the composite material decreases, and as the ACF content increases, becomes considerably high. Figures 8(a) and 8(b) show that in the frequency range of 2–18 GHz, changes in the and curves of ACF and ACF–Fe₃O₄(1) are similar and fluctuate in the 8–12 GHz range. Figures 8(c) and 8(d) show the and values of the relative complex permeability of the ACF, Fe₃O₄, and ACF–Fe₃O₄ composites. With the introduction of the Fe₃O₄ particles, signs of magnetic increase can be observed from the enhanced permeability. For ACF and ACF–Fe₃O₄(1), the change trend is not substantially different because the condition is that the concentration of Fe₃O₄ particles is relatively low. Figures 8(c) and 8(d) show that the and curves of the composite material do not fluctuate substantially, and their values are approximately 1 and 0, respectively, which are similar to those reported in the literature [37, 38]. In terms of the key factor of absorption, magnetic resonance peaks are evident near 9 GHz and 15 GHz, which are the surface effects of the magnetic particles and spin wave excitation [39]. Dielectric loss tangent () and magnetic loss tangent () can characterize the dielectric and magnetic losses of the materials. Materials absorb EM waves through two main mechanisms. We calculated tan and tan for each sample to determine which one dominates the material. We found that the material tan is between 0 and 0.8, while tan is between 0 and 0.3. Obviously, the role of dielectric loss and magnetic loss in ACF/Fe₃O₄ composites is limited. High dielectric constant materials affect impedance matching and have strong reflection and weak absorption [40, 41]. The material itself and its structure can enhance the EM wave absorption performance of the material [42].

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The Debye dipolar relaxation indicates can be expressed by the following equation [43]: where is the frequency, is the relaxation time, and and are the stationary and optical dielectric constants, respectively. The following equation can be deduced from Eqn. (5):

Equations (6) and (7) indicate that the relationship between and can be deduced as follows:

Figure 9 shows a plot of the values vs. values based on Eq. (8). Evidently, the ACF–Fe₃O₄ composite material obtained seven clear parts of overlapping semicircles. This result indicates a double dielectric relaxation process in the ACF–Fe₃O₄ composite owing to the overlapping semicircles. Accordingly, the presence of the large specific surface area ACF improves the intensity of the Debye dipole relaxation process, and the interface between ACF and Fe₃O₄ particles is the cause of double dielectric loss. To describe the dielectric relaxation process in detail, the typical Cole–Cole curve of ACF is also shown in Figure 9. The relaxation process (multiple semicircles) of ACF is evidently caused by defects and groups. We know that ACF is prepared by viscose fiber impregnated with ammonium dihydrogen phosphate and activated by high-temperature water vapor. Numerous micropores and oxygen-containing groups will cause many defects on the ACF surface. Thereafter, defects can act as polarization centers will produce polarization relaxation under changing EM fields and attenuate EM waves; this will have a profound impact on the loss of electromagnetic waves. Free electron theory () shows that the is proportional to the specific conductance. Pure ACF has a high conductivity, thereby resulting in a high value. Thus, ACF has strong dielectric loss. Therefore, the ACF arc is larger than other samples. However, the high ACF conductivity may also cause a significant skin effect because the surface is exposed to EM waves. The high of ACF or low of the Fe₃O₄ particles may reduce the impedance matching of the material. Accordingly, pure ACF and Fe₃O₄ particles show extremely poor microwave absorption performance, as shown in Figure 10. In our case, a new composite material was obtained using the appropriate amount of ACF and Fe₃O₄ particles. Hence, the material can considerably respond to the impedance matching requirements while maintaining the existing dielectric relaxation characteristics.

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3.6. EM Wave-Absorbing Properties

Figure 10 shows the RL curves of the ACF, Fe₃O₄, and ACF–Fe₃O₄ composites with different thicknesses, as well as the corresponding 3D surface plots. As shown in Figures 10(a) and 10(j), the Fe₃O₄ RL is relatively poor at frequencies between 2 GHz and 18 GHz and is above −5.0 dB in the RL range. Moreover, RL of ACF is only 0.8 GHz with a bandwidth below −10.0 dB. Dielectric loss is the main microwave absorption mechanism of ACF owing to weak magnetic properties. Previous studies have concluded that the local state close to the Fermi level can be achieved by introducing the lattice defects in the carbonaceous material and when radiation is incidental on the surface of the absorber, thereby causing a large radiation absorption. Consequently, the existence of high specific surface area and defects is an important reason for the improvement of the electromagnetic wave absorption capacity of ACF. The previous analysis of the EM parameters shown in Figure 8 indicates that when the concentration of the Fe₃O₄ particles is low, ACF–Fe₃O₄(1) has evident resonance peak at 6 GHz to 10 GHz, as shown in Figure 10(c), and−45.9 dB appears at 6.9 GHz absorption peak. Figure 8(g) shows that when the thickness of the ACF–Fe₃O₄(3) composite coating is 2.0 mm, the reflection loss (RL) at 13–14.3 GHz and 15.1–16.1 GHz is below −10 dB (90% absorption), the minimum value is −15.2 dB at 15.6 GHz, and the bandwidth of the RL is below −10 dB is 2.3 GHz. As the layer thickness increases, the maximum RL moves significantly to a low frequency range. When the coating thickness reaches 3.0 mm, the corresponding ACF–Fe₃O₄(3) RL at 8.8–13.6 GHz is below −10 dB, while the minimum value at 10 GHz is −44.3 dB. The bandwidths corresponding to RLs below −10 dB and −20 dB (99% absorption) are 4.8 GHz and 1.1 GHz, respectively. The calculation results show that the synthesized ACF–Fe₃O₄ composite material has better microwave absorption performance than the pure ACF and pure Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles. Table 2 also shows the comparison of the electromagnetic wave absorption performance with other carbon/magnetic materials; the composite material prepared based on the porous ACF has obvious electromagnetic wave absorption performance. The loss caused by the Eddy current effect can be calculated by , where is the electrical conductivity, is the diameter of the particle, and is the vacuum permeability. If the magnetic loss is caused by the Eddy loss effect, then is constant when the frequency changes. Figure 10(k) shows the curve of the Fe₃O₄ and ACF–Fe₃O₄ composites. For pure Fe₃O₄, the value is nearly constant in the frequency range of 6–18 GHz, while the change in is only observed in the range of 2–6 GHz. When the amount of FeCl₃ added is 0.5 mol/L, two levels remain in the range of 4–5 GHz and 14–18 GHz. However, at the 2–18 GHz frequency range, shows a significant downward trend as the concentration of the FeCl₃ solution increases, particularly for ACF–Fe₃O₄(3). This characteristic means that pure Fe₃O₄ has a significant Eddy current effect, which can be reduced by introducing ACF. In addition, the magnetic loss in ACF–Fe₃O₄ is mainly caused by natural resonance and not caused by the Eddy current effect.

Numerous defects cause multiple scattering and interface polarization, thereby providing an important absorption mechanism. In addition, the fibrous structure and high specific surface properties of the ACF–Fe₃O₄ composite material may cause multiple reflections in the absorber. The result is an extended propagation path of the EM waves in the material, thereby further enhancing the absorption capacity of the composite material. Figure 11 shows a diagram that intuitively presents the EM wave absorption mechanism. In general, the enhanced of EM wave absorption performance of the composite materials is attributed to the compensation characteristics of ACF and Fe₃O₄ that in the EM complementation effect previously proposed. Evidently, ACF-Fe₃O₄ composite material is a lightweight and efficient EM-absorbing material.

4. Conclusions

This study selected ACF as a substrate and maximized its high specific surface area. By growing Fe₃O₄ in situ on the surface of ACF, a high-efficiency, wide-band, and light-weight carbon magnetic EM wave-absorbing material based on ACF was prepared. ACF-Fe₃O₄ has more interfaces and defects, as well as multiple reflection losses, which in turn enhances the EM wave absorption performance. When the thickness of the prepared ACF–Fe₃O₄ is 3 mm, the minimum RL reached −44.3 dB at 10 GHz, and the effective bandwidth of the dB and <−20 dB is 4.8 GHz and 1.1 GHz, respectively. The prepared ACF-Fe₃O₄ has excellent properties such as broadband, high efficiency, stability, and lightness and is a new type of electromagnetic wave-absorbing composite material.

Data Availability

All data used to support the findings of this study are included within the article.

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

Acknowledgments

This study was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (2018YFC01810302) and a project funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions (Su Caijiao [2018] No. 192).

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Surface Modification of Activated Carbon Fibers with Fe3O4 for Enhancing Their Electromagnetic Wave Absorption Property

Abstract

1. Introduction

2. Experimental Section

2.1. Sample Preparation

2.2. Characterization

3. Results and Discussion

3.1. Crystal Structure

3.2. Morphological and EDS Analyses

3.3. XPS Analyses

3.4. TG and magnetic hysteresis analyses

3.5. EM Parameters

3.6. EM Wave-Absorbing Properties

4. Conclusions

Data Availability

Conflicts of Interest

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Surface Modification of Activated Carbon Fibers with Fe₃O₄ for Enhancing Their Electromagnetic Wave Absorption Property