Heterophase Engineering of Janus Amorphous MoS <sub>2</sub> /Crystalline Ni <sub>3</sub> S <sub>4</sub> @VO <sub>x</sub> with Stacked Built‐in Electric Field for Broadband Microwave Absorption

ABSTRACT The integration of heterophase engineering with stacked built‐in electric fields (BIEFs) provides a compelling strategy for broadband microwave absorbers. Herein, a Janus amorphous MoS 2 /crystalline Ni 3 S 4 @VO x absorber is rationally fabricated via an Ostwald ripening one‐pot solvothermal strategy. Through phase reconstruction, amorphous MoS 2 and crystalline Ni 3 S 4 are in situ anchored onto Janus VO x microspheres, generating abundant amorphous/crystalline heterointerfaces that modulate the electronic configuration of VO x and trigger internal charge redistribution. At the V 2 O 3 ‐MoS 2 and V 2 O 3 ‐Ni 3 S 4 interfaces, spontaneous interfacial charge transfer from amorphous MoS 2 and crystalline Ni 3 S 4 toward V 2 O 3 establishes spatially coupled stacked BIEFs, thereby promoting directional carrier migration and intensifying interfacial polarization relaxation. Meanwhile, the introduction of abundant vacancies induces local electronic structure distortion and electron delocalization around V 2 O 3 and Ni 3 S 4 , strengthening dielectric loss and synergistically promoting electromagnetic wave attenuation. Consequently, the optimized absorber delivers a minimum reflection loss (RL min ) of −59.79 dB at a thickness of 3.0 mm and a broad effective bandwidth (EAB max ) extending up to 7.34 GHz at 2.0 mm, together with a radar‐cross‐section (RCS) reduction of 27.3 dB·m 2 . This work establishes a structure‐electronic configuration‐electromagnetic response correlation in heterophase semiconductor systems, providing new insights into BIEFs engineering for next‐generation broadband microwave absorbers.

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Advanced Functional Materials
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2026-04-11
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https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.75359
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2D Materials and Applications
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ABSTRACT The integration of heterophase engineering with stacked built‐in electric fields (BIEFs) provides a compelling strategy for broadband microwave absorbers. Herein, a Janus amorphous MoS 2 /crystalline Ni 3 S 4 @VO x absorber is rationally fabricated via an Ostwald ripening one‐pot solvothermal strategy. Through phase reconstruction, amorphous MoS 2 and crystalline Ni 3 S 4 are in situ anchored onto Janus VO x microspheres, generating abundant amorphous/crystalline heterointerfaces that modulate the electronic configuration of VO x and trigger internal charge redistribution. At the V 2 O 3 ‐MoS 2 and V 2 O 3 ‐Ni 3 S 4 interfaces, spontaneous interfacial charge transfer from amorphous MoS 2 and crystalline Ni 3 S 4 toward V 2 O 3 establishes spatially coupled stacked BIEFs, thereby promoting directional carrier migration and intensifying interfacial polarization relaxation. Meanwhile, the introduction of abundant vacancies induces local electronic structure distortion and electron delocalization around V 2 O 3 and Ni 3 S 4 , strengthening dielectric loss and synergistically promoting electromagnetic wave attenuation. Consequently, the optimized absorber delivers a minimum reflection loss (RL min ) of −59.79 dB at a thickness of 3.0 mm and a broad effective bandwidth (EAB max ) extending up to 7.34 GHz at 2.0 mm, together with a radar‐cross‐section (RCS) reduction of 27.3 dB·m 2 . This work establishes a structure‐electronic configuration‐electromagnetic response correlation in heterophase semiconductor systems, providing new insights into BIEFs engineering for next‐generation broadband microwave absorbers.

Advanced Functional Materials
Nanchang University (CN), Wuhan University of Technology (CN), Yancheng Institute of Technology (CN), Shaanxi University of Science and Technology (CN)
National Key Research and Development Program of China
Openalex Percentile: Top 22%
2D Materials and Applications
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