journal article·2026-05

Bifunctional Structural Regulation of Polymer Composites for High‐Efficiency Electromagnetic Wave Absorption and Heat Dissipation

Zhuo‐Yang Li, Feng Zhang, Ze Zong, Hui‐Kang Xu, Zi‐Han Deng, Hai‐Yan Xu, Yue‐Yi Wang, Ding‐Xiang Yan, Zhong‐Ming Li

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Abstract

ABSTRACT Heat accumulation in electronic devices, which is caused by electromagnetic interference, has emerged as a critical threat to electronic components. Integrating broadband electromagnetic wave absorption (EMA) with high thermal conductivity (TC) is therefore crucial for ensuring device stability. However, in polymer composites, the structural requirements for achieving high TC and effective EMA often conflict with each other. Consequently, overcoming this structural design contradiction between TC and EMA performance in composites has become an urgent challenge. This work proposes a novel strategy for constructing a 3D bifunctional network. By controlling the selective distribution of functional particles within a styrene‐butadiene‐styrene (SBS) copolymer, we successfully constructed a continuous TC network based on boron nitride (BN) alongside mutually segregated EMA units containing carbon fiber (CF) and carbonyl iron (CIP). The resultant composites exhibit a broad effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) of 9.4 GHz and a high thermal conductivity of 3.855 W m − 1 K − 1 , representing performance that surpasses most reported composites. Furthermore, electromagnetic simulations confirm that the electromagnetic wave‐transparent TC network effectively enhances the impedance matching of the composites. This study thus provides a viable solution for developing high‐performance EMA composites with excellent TC, holding promising prospects for commercial applications.
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OpenAlex topics: Electromagnetic wave absorption materials · Thermal properties of materials · Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies

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Affiliations

School of Aeronautics and Astronautics Robotic Satellite Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Spatial Mechanism and Intelligent Spacecraft Ministry of Education Sichuan University Chengdu China

College of Forestry Forest Ecology and Conservation in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province Sichuan Agricultural University Chengdu China

College of Polymer Science and Engineering State Key Laboratory of Advanced Polymer Materials Sichuan University Chengdu China

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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