Magneto-Dielectric Synergy and Multiscale Hierarchical Structure Design Enable Flexible Multipurpose Microwave Absorption and Infrared Stealth Compatibility

Chen Li; Leilei Liang; Baoshan Zhang; Yi Yang; Guangbin Ji

doi:10.1007/s40820-024-01549-4

Nano-Micro Letters, Volume. 17, Issue 1, 040(2025)

Magneto-Dielectric Synergy and Multiscale Hierarchical Structure Design Enable Flexible Multipurpose Microwave Absorption and Infrared Stealth Compatibility

Chen Li¹, Leilei Liang¹, Baoshan Zhang^1、*, Yi Yang^1、**, and Guangbin Ji^2、***

Author Affiliations

¹School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People’s Republic of China

²College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 210016, People’s Republic of China

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Received: Jul. 31, 2024

Accepted: Sep. 24, 2024

Published Online: Feb. 12, 2025

The Author Email: Zhang Baoshan (bszhang@nju.edu.cn), Yang Yi (malab@nju.edu.cn), Ji Guangbin (gbji@nuaa.edu.cn)

DOI:10.1007/s40820-024-01549-4

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