Heterojunction Engineering of MOFs and MXene on Melamine Foam Toward High‐Performance Microwave Absorption and Flame Retardancy
Developing lightweight multifunctional materials with both strong electromagnetic microwave (EMW) absorption and robust flame retardancy is essential for addressing electromagnetic interference and fire risks in modern electronics. In this work, ZIF‐67@NH 2 ‐MIL‐88B(Fe)/MXene‐modified melamine foam (ZIF@MIL/MXene/MF) composite aerogels were constructed to achieve synergistic dielectric loss and magnetic loss mechanisms. The optimized ZIF@MIL/MXene/MF‐5 exhibited outstanding EMW absorption, with a minimum reflection loss (RL min ) of −55.82 dB and an effective absorption bandwidth of 4.52 GHz, along with a radar cross‐section reduction of 15.27 dB·m 2 . The superior absorption originates from conductive network pathways, abundant heterogeneous interfaces for polarization loss, dipole relaxation, and magnetic loss from CoFe alloy nanoparticles, combined with excellent impedance matching. Additionally, the composite demonstrated excellent fire safety, with peak heat release rate, total heat release, and total smoke production reduced by 34.0%, 64.6%, and 87.9%, respectively, owing to catalytic graphitization and the formation of a compact char barrier. These results demonstrate an effective strategy for designing lightweight multifunctional aerogels for next‐generation electromagnetic protection and fire‐safe engineering applications.
Authors
- Zhennan Han (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5930-4821)
- JinHu Hu
- Xinyi Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6349-8013)
- Na Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7628-878X)
- Guangwen Xu
- Ye‐Tang Pan
- Hongmei Dai
Institutions
- Guangdong University of Technology (CN)
- Shenyang University of Technology (CN)
- National Institute of Biological Sciences, Beijing (CN)
- Sinochem Group (China) (CN)
- Shenyang University of Chemical Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Small Structures
- Published
- 2025-12-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/sstr.202500731
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Electromagnetic wave absorption materials
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.85
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province
- Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province
- Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities