Constructing
multifunctional characteristics toward advanced electromagnetic
interference shielding materials in harsh environments has become
a development trend. Herein, the wood-derived magnetic porous carbon
composites with a highly ordered anisotropic porous architecture were
successfully fabricated through a pyrolysis procedure. The three-dimensional
porous skeleton inherited from the wood stock serves as an electrically
conductive network and incorporates magnetic Ni nanoparticles homogeneously
and firmly embedded within the carbon matrix that can further improve
the electromagnetic attenuation capacity. The optimized Ni/porous
carbon (PC) composite exhibits an exceptional electromagnetic interference
(EMI) shielding effectiveness of 50.8 dB at the whole X band (8.2–12.4
GHz) with a low thickness (2 mm) and an ultralow density (0.288 g/cm3) and simultaneously possesses an extraordinary compressive
strength (11.7 MPa) and a hydrophobic water contact angle (152.1°).
Our study provides an alternative strategy to utilize green wood-based
materials to design multifunctional EMI shielding composites.
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