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Precise regulation of weakly negative permittivity in CaCu3Ti4O12 metacomposites by synergistic effects of carbon nanotubes and grapheme

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Precise control of value and dispersion characteristics of negative permittivity is still an unsolved problem in the practical application of random metamaterials. In this work, the ternary percolation nanocomposites (CNTs-GR-CCTO) were prepared via a low-temperature sintering process by using graphene (GR), carbon nanotubes (CNTs), and copper calcium titanate (CCTO). As the total carbon contents increased, the three-dimensional carbon network was formed, and negative permittivity is realized, which exhibits the Lorentz-type and Drude-type dispersion behaviors. The synergistic effect between GR and CNTs was studied in detail. While the GR sheets separate the CNTs, the CNTs also act as wires to connect the GR sheets. Controlled conductive paths were created by changing the ratio of CNTs to GR, achieving precise regulation of the negative permittivity, which is further certified by the equivalent circuit analysis. We provide a novel strategy for the precise regulation of negative permittivity of carbon-matrix metamaterials, which will greatly facilitate applications of metamaterials with negative permittivity.

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Precise regulation of weakly negative permittivity is achieved in CaCu3Ti4O12 metacomposites by synergistic effects of carbon nanotubes and graphene.

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We appreciate the financial support from the Key Research and Development Project of Shandong Province (grant no. 2019GSF109079), Postdoctoral Applied Research Project of Qingdao, the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2020M671992), Postdoctoral Innovation Project of Shandong Province (202003031), Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (ZR2020QE006), National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant no. 52101176), and support from State Key Laboratory of Bio-fibers and Eco-textiles, Institute of Biochemical Engineering.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Bio-Fibers and Eco-Textiles, Institute of Biochemical Engineering, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, China

    Han Wu, Yiming Zhong, Yuxiao Tang, Yuqing Huang, Ge Liu, Wentan Sun, Peitao Xie & Chunzhao Liu

  2. Integrated Composites Laboratory (ICL), Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA

    Duo Pan & Zhanhu Guo

  3. Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Mold (Zhengzhou University), Ministry of Education, National Engineering Research Center for Advanced Polymer Processing Technology, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450001, China

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Han Wu and Yiming Zhong contributed equally to this work. All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by H. Wu, Y. Zhong, Y. Tang, W. Sun, and P. Xie. H. Wu and P. Xie wrote the manuscript. D. Pan, Z. Guo, and P. Xie gave the meaningful advice in the analysis of the performance of nanocomposites. C. Liu and P. Xie gave financial support for this work. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Wu, H., Zhong, Y., Tang, Y. et al. Precise regulation of weakly negative permittivity in CaCu3Ti4O12 metacomposites by synergistic effects of carbon nanotubes and grapheme. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 5, 419–430 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-021-00378-y

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