Regulating Local Coordination Environment of Single‐Atom Co Absorbers for Dielectric‐Magnetic Dual Loss Modulation

X Xiao Liu Y Yongxin Qian (Institute of Electromagnetic Protection Materials and Spectral Innovation Technology State Key Laboratory of Tropic Ocean Engineering Materials and Materials Evaluation School of Materials Science and Engineering Hainan University Haikou Hainan China) L Lei Yu Z Zhike Si (Institute of Electromagnetic Protection Materials and Spectral Innovation Technology State Key Laboratory of Tropic Ocean Engineering Materials and Materials Evaluation School of Materials Science and Engineering Hainan University Haikou Hainan China) L Lihong Wu (Institute of Electromagnetic Protection Materials and Spectral Innovation Technology State Key Laboratory of Tropic Ocean Engineering Materials and Materials Evaluation School of Materials Science and Engineering Hainan University Haikou Hainan China) G Gengping Wan (Institute of Electromagnetic Protection Materials and Spectral Innovation Technology State Key Laboratory of Tropic Ocean Engineering Materials and Materials Evaluation School of Materials Science and Engineering Hainan University Haikou Hainan China) X Xuefei Xu (Center for Combustion Energy, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education) G Guizhen Wang (Center for Advanced Studies in Precision Instruments)

Abstract

ABSTRACT Single‐atom materials with well‐defined microstructures offer unique opportunities for revealing electromagnetic energy dissipation mechanisms. However, research on the optimization of local electronic states to achieve dielectric–magnetic collaborative losses remains rare. Herein, a dipole–spin synergistic regulation was realized in cobalt single‐atom (Co‐SA) absorbers through atomic‐scale coordination engineering. Experimental and theoretical analyses revealed that asymmetric coordination facilitates enhanced dipole polarization, thereby improving dielectric loss, while the low‐spin to high‐spin transition increases the magnetic moment, resulting in strengthened magnetic loss. This dielectric–magnetic synergistic regulation constructs superior atomic‐level absorption centers, enabling outstanding electromagnetic wave absorption (EWA) with a minimum reflection loss of −54.87 dB and an effective absorption bandwidth of 5.36 GHz. This work demonstrates a scalable approach for the precise design and optimization of high‐performance EWA materials and offers a new insight into the relationships between the single‐atom coordination environment and the EWA performance.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 38, Issue 25
Published May 01, 2026
ISSN 0935-9648
Publisher Unknown Publisher

Journal Info

Advanced Materials

Unknown Publisher

ISSN: 0935-9648 Physical Sciences

Authors (8)

X

Xiao Liu

Y

Yongxin Qian

Institute of Electromagnetic Protection Materials and Spectral Innovation Technology State Key Laboratory of Tropic Ocean Engineering Materials and Materials Evaluation School of Materials Science and Engineering Hainan University Haikou Hainan China

L

Lei Yu

Z

Zhike Si

Institute of Electromagnetic Protection Materials and Spectral Innovation Technology State Key Laboratory of Tropic Ocean Engineering Materials and Materials Evaluation School of Materials Science and Engineering Hainan University Haikou Hainan China

L

Lihong Wu

Institute of Electromagnetic Protection Materials and Spectral Innovation Technology State Key Laboratory of Tropic Ocean Engineering Materials and Materials Evaluation School of Materials Science and Engineering Hainan University Haikou Hainan China

G

Gengping Wan

Institute of Electromagnetic Protection Materials and Spectral Innovation Technology State Key Laboratory of Tropic Ocean Engineering Materials and Materials Evaluation School of Materials Science and Engineering Hainan University Haikou Hainan China

X

Xuefei Xu

Center for Combustion Energy, Department of Energy and Power Engineering, and Key Laboratory for Thermal Science and Power Engineering of Ministry of Education

G

Guizhen Wang

Center for Advanced Studies in Precision Instruments