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April 13, 2026Advanced Functional Materials2 citations

Self‐Healing Super Flexible Ionogels With Interpenetrating Dynamic‐Bond and Lossy‐Filler Networks for Robust and Efficient Microwave Absorption

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ZWZihao WangYZYuhan ZhaoNZNaixin Zhai

Key Points

  • The aim is to develop a flexible and self-healing microwave absorbing material suitable for marine environments.
  • Design of silicon carbide nanowires interpenetrated poly thioctic acid ionogel (SPTA).
  • Fabrication of a polymer-nanowire hybrid interpenetrating network.
  • Evaluation of stretchability, toughness, and microwave absorption performance.
  • SPTA exhibits 1548% stretchability and 340 kJ m−3 toughness.
  • Achieved microwave absorption bandwidth of 6.14 GHz with 2.30 mm thickness.
  • Demonstrates 100% recovery in microwave absorption properties and 92% in mechanical strength post-damage.

Abstract

ABSTRACT Traditional microwave absorption (MA) materials are generally brittle and non‐stretchable with limited functionality, making them susceptible to physical damage and electromagnetic performance degradation in harsh marine environments. Ionogels with high toughness and environmental adaptability hold considerable potential for developing advanced microwave absorbers, but their functional incorporation with electromagnetic loss fillers remains a challenge. Herein, a polymer–nanowire hybrid interpenetrating network design, silicon carbide nanowires interpenetrated poly thioctic acid ionogel (SPTA) is proposed. This network realizes the integration of highly flexible robustness, instant self‐healing, excellent MA performance, and stability in marine environments. The fabricated SPTA with 7 wt.% silicon carbide nanowires demonstrates remarkable stretchability (1548%), high toughness (340 kJ m −3 ), and a broad effective absorption bandwidth (6.14 GHz, 2.30 mm). Notably, the ionogel exhibits instant self‐healing capability at room temperature, achieving 100% recovery in MA property and 92% recovery in mechanical strength, which is attributed to the multiple dynamic bonds acting as reversible crosslinks within the interpenetrating network. Furthermore, the ionogel has strong corrosion and swelling resistance in seawater, acidic, and alkaline solutions. Overall, this study provided an effective strategy to fabricate a novel MA material which has great application prospects in complex marine electromagnetic environments.

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Wang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69dc88583afacbeac03ea46bhttps://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.75361
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