Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs)
have been verified as ideal
precursors for preparing highly effective microwave absorbers. However,
it is still challenging to fabricate a thin, lightweight, and well-organized
nanostructure with strong microwave absorption (MA) capability and
wide absorption bandwidth. In this study, hollow cube dual-semiconductor
Ln2O3/MnO/C (Ln = Nd, Gd, Er) nanocomposites,
which are effective microwave absorbers, have been fabricated via
one-step high-temperature carbonization of Ln-Mn-MOFs. The effect
of band gap on the MA performance of various nanocomposites synthesized
at the same carbonization temperature is investigated. Gd2O3/MnO/C-800 shows superior MA capacity with maximum reflection
loss (RLmax) of −64.4 dB at 12.8 GHz and 1.86 mm-thickness.
When the thickness is 1.44 mm, the RL value is obtained as −52.7
dB at 16.8 GHz, and at a low frequency of 4.36 GHz and thickness of
4.59 mm, the RL value reaches −56.4 dB. Further, the effect
of temperature on the MA properties of Gd2O3/MnO/C is examined. The results reveal that Gd2O3/MnO/C-700 has an ultrahigh MA bandwidth of 6.6 GHz, covering the
entire Ku bands at 2.09 mm-thickness. Overall, this work demonstrates
a facile strategy to construct hollow, homogeneous ternary composites
with outstanding MA performance.