Amorphous/Nanocrystalline Carbonized Hydrochars with Isomeric Heterogeneous Interfacial Polarizations for High-performance Microwave Absorption

Carbon allotropes and their derivatives have exhibited superior performances for microwave absorption ascribed to their dielectric attenuation capacity raised from the multiple dipolar configurations. Such characteristics could be achieved by constructing diverse micro/nanoscale architectures, incorporating vacancies and heteroatoms, and composing with heterogeneous components. Alternatively, we herein present a facile approach for the synthesis of carbonized hydrochars, which are composed of dispersed ultrafine nanocrystallines graphite and amorphous matrix. Such a isomeric construction has a high-density interfaces, accompanied with significant interfacial polarizations, leading to the improvement of microwave absorbing capabilities. For carbonized hydrochars, the RL(min) value can reach −40.36 dB, and corresponding effective bandwidth is 2 GHz. This work provides a concept for designing microwave absorption materials based on isomeric heterogeneous interfacial polarizations in single-element systems.