High-efficient production of SiC/SiO 2 core-shell nanowires for effective microwave absorption

Abstract In the current report, we have demonstrated that the high-efficient production of SiC/SiO 2 core-shell nanowires can be achieved through the introduction of trace of water vapor during the chemical vapor deposition process. The yield of the SiC/SiO 2 core-shell nanowires is dramatically improved due to the introduction of water vapor. The SiC/SiO 2 core-shell nanowires exhibit an excellent microwave absorption property in the frequency range of 2.0–18.0 GHz with a very low weight percentage of 0.50 wt.% in the absorbers. A minimum reflection loss value of − 32.72 dB (> 99.99% attenuation) at 13.84 GHz has been observed with the absorber thickness of 3.0 mm. Moreover, the SiC/SiO 2 core-shell nanowires based absorber can reach an effective absorption bandwidth ( 2 core-shell nanowires.