Stepwise Construction of Multi‐Phase Heterointerfaces for Dielectric Decoupling and Enhanced Microwave Absorption

ABSTRACT High‐performance dielectric microwave absorbing materials (MAMs) face a persistent trade‐off between impedance matching and attenuation due to the inherent coupling of real ( ε ′) and imaginary ( ε ″) permittivity. Herein, a sequential interface engineering (SIE) strategy is proposed to achieve dielectric decoupling by stepwise constructing multi‐phase heterointerfaces on reduced graphene oxide. Using a lacunary polyoxometalate [SiW 9 O 34 ] 10− as an atomically precise molecular scaffold to sequentially integrate Fe 2+ , Mn 2+ and Gd 3+ , we programmed a controlled thermal evolution from single‐phase FeWO 4 to dual‐phase FeWO 4 /MnWO 4 and to tri‐phase FeWO 4 /MnWO 4 /Gd 2 W 2 O 9 heterostructures. This “interface‐by‐interface” assembly allows for a stable ε ′ baseline maintained by the tungsten‐oxygen system, while ε ″ is independently enhanced by the increasing density of heterojunctions. Specifically, the FeWO 4 /MnWO 4 interface boosts interfacial polarization, elevating the minimum reflection loss (RL min ) from −42.95 dB to −60.39 dB. Subsequent introduction of Gd 3+ induces a distinct Gd 2 W 2 O 9 phase that diversifies polarization relaxation pathways, significantly broadening effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) from 6.08 to 8.24 GHz with a further improved RL min to ‐62.43 dB. Density functional theory calculations confirm substantial interfacial charge transfer and built‐in electric fields at each stage. This work establishes a rational “molecular‐to‐nano” paradigm for precision heterostructure design, offering a versatile blueprint for programming interfacial electronic environments for functional materials.

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2026-05-21
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https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.73828
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Electromagnetic wave absorption materials
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ABSTRACT High‐performance dielectric microwave absorbing materials (MAMs) face a persistent trade‐off between impedance matching and attenuation due to the inherent coupling of real ( ε ′) and imaginary ( ε ″) permittivity. Herein, a sequential interface engineering (SIE) strategy is proposed to achieve dielectric decoupling by stepwise constructing multi‐phase heterointerfaces on reduced graphene oxide. Using a lacunary polyoxometalate [SiW 9 O 34 ] 10− as an atomically precise molecular scaffold to sequentially integrate Fe 2+ , Mn 2+ and Gd 3+ , we programmed a controlled thermal evolution from single‐phase FeWO 4 to dual‐phase FeWO 4 /MnWO 4 and to tri‐phase FeWO 4 /MnWO 4 /Gd 2 W 2 O 9 heterostructures. This “interface‐by‐interface” assembly allows for a stable ε ′ baseline maintained by the tungsten‐oxygen system, while ε ″ is independently enhanced by the increasing density of heterojunctions. Specifically, the FeWO 4 /MnWO 4 interface boosts interfacial polarization, elevating the minimum reflection loss (RL min ) from −42.95 dB to −60.39 dB. Subsequent introduction of Gd 3+ induces a distinct Gd 2 W 2 O 9 phase that diversifies polarization relaxation pathways, significantly broadening effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) from 6.08 to 8.24 GHz with a further improved RL min to ‐62.43 dB. Density functional theory calculations confirm substantial interfacial charge transfer and built‐in electric fields at each stage. This work establishes a rational “molecular‐to‐nano” paradigm for precision heterostructure design, offering a versatile blueprint for programming interfacial electronic environments for functional materials.

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Donghua University (CN), Jilin University (CN), State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative Chemistry
National Natural Science Foundation of China, Aeronautical Science Foundation of China, Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
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