Rough‐Endoplasmic‐Reticulum‐Like Hierarchical Composite Structures for Efficient Mechanical‐Electromagnetic Wave‐Energy Attenuation

Abstract

AbstractInspired by a critical organelle called rough endoplasmic reticulum (RER), a wave‐energy attenuation nano‐carbon foam (WANF) with a unique hierarchical composite structure consisting of 3D‐lamelle, 2D‐perforations and 1D‐microspheres is constructed by incorporating graphene oxide (GO) and polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) into a carbon nanotubes (CNTs)‐based aerogel. Benefiting by unusual mechanisms like vortex shedding, secondary reflection and resonance, WANF displays excellent acoustic wave absorption, achieving a sound absorption coefficient of over 0.9 with a bandwidth of 4.75 kHz at a thickness of 20 mm. Significantly, it features obvious acoustic absorption intensity in medium‐low frequency range. Moreover, the nano‐carbon aerogel skeleton (NCAS) of WANF endows it with good electromagnetic wave absorption through dielectric loss, exhibiting a minimum reflection loss of −48.61 dB and an efficient electromagnetic absorption with a bandwidth of 5.35 GHz. The excellent wave‐energy attenuation performance of WANF indicates an attracting double‐stealth effect in sonic and electromagnetic area, which shows great potential in integrate protection of advanced military equipment and sensitive electronic infrastructures.