MXene-based accordion 2D hybrid structure with Co9S8/C/Ti3C2Tx as efficient electromagnetic wave absorber

Abstract Owing to their unique structure and high dielectric loss, two-dimensional transition metal carbides and nitrides (MXenes) are widely used in electromagnetic wave absorption. The novel Co9S8/C/Ti3C2Tx hybrid material with a multilayer structure was successfully fabricated by hydrothermal and annealing processes. The unique multilayered hybrid material is assembled from Ti3C2Tx film layers, Co9S8 particles, and carbon flakes. The Co9S8 particles were uniformly anchored on Ti3C2Tx and carbon flakes. The Co9S8/C/Ti3C2Tx-100 hybrid material has demonstrated impressive electromagnetic absorption performance after the multi-component introduction and interface design were optimized. Besides, the hybrid material exhibits the maximum reflection loss of −50.07 dB at 7.6 GHz under a matched thickness of 2.51 mm, and the effective absorption bandwidth (RL ≤ -10 dB) is covered 4.24 GHz. The synergistic effect of dielectric and magnetic loss, interfacial polarization, and multilayer structure was beneficial to the improvement of electromagnetic wave absorption performance. This research provides a simple demonstration of the design and synthesis of high-performance MXenes-based absorbing materials.