Recent progress in electromagnetic wave absorption building materials

Abstract The application of electromagnetic (EM) absorbing building materials is the most effective method to control EM radiation pollution in building space, and the study of EM absorbing building materials has aroused lots of attention in recent years. In this article, the EM absorbing building materials are divided into two categories, namely, the absorbents filling type and the structural design type. And this review provides a brief but systematic introduction to the design approach, EM absorption properties and mechanisms of these two types of EM absorbing building materials, hoping to motivate further study of EM absorbing building materials.