SiBCN-reduced graphene oxide (rGO) ceramic composites derived from single-source-precursor with enhanced and tunable microwave absorption performance

SiBCN-reduced graphene oxide (SiBCN-rGO) ceramic composites with different rGO content derived from a single-source precursor were successful synthesized by polymer derived ceramics routes to tune their dielectric properties and electromagnetic wave absorption capacity. SiBCN-rGO ceramic composites with 6 wt% GO annealed at 1300 °C possessed the best microwave absorption performance obtaining the minimum reflection coefficient (RCmin) of −62.71 dB at 10.72 GHz, and the thin thickness of 2.17 mm. Adjusting its thickness to 1.58 mm could obtain the maximum effective absorption bandwidth (RC < −10 dB) of 4.32 GHz. The microwave absorption mechanisms of the as-prepared SiBCN-rGO ceramic composites were mainly attributed to the conductive loss and polarization loss induced by the synergistic effects of amorphous SiBCN matrix, rGO and SiC nanocrystals.