A novel nanohybrid, Fe3O4/NHS@M(OH)(OCH3)@rGO (M= Co, Ni), with petal-shaped anisotropic interfaces imparts efficient EMW absorption, flame retardancy, and thermal management properties to epoxy resin.

As epoxy resin (EP) is widely used in the microelectronic field, it is essential to improve its electromagnetic wave (EMW) absorption and flame retardancy simultaneously. In this work, we synthesized a novel nanohybrid, RMN (Fe 3 O 4 /NHS@M(OH)(OCH 3)@rGO (M = Co, Ni)), with petal-shaped anisotropic interfaces, by using graphene oxide as the core and the 2D nanosheets M(OH)(OCH 3) (M = Co, Ni) as the petal, with nickel hydroxystannate and ferrite as further modifications. The RMN combines carbon-based materials, ferrites and conductors, and represents the petal-like structure with rich nondirectional interfaces. The results show that EP composite containing 25 wt% RMN represented excellent EMW absorption, with a minimum reflection loss of −55.79 dB (with 7.4 mm thickness at 3.1 GHz). Moreover, the EP composite with 15 wt% RMN (EP/RMN700-3) had the lowest peak heat release rate of 470.9 kW m−2, which was 69.7 % lower than pure EP, showing a significantly improving in flame retardant. The thermal conductivity efficiency of EP/RMN700-3 increased to 128.4 % compared with the pure EP, which effectively reduces fire risk caused by heat accumulation. This study provides a valuable solution to overcome the challenges of EMW absorption and flame retardant for EP in the microelectronic materials field. [Display omitted] • The nonoriented petal-like structure provides rich interface. • Carbon materials, ferrites and conductors support the multiple absorbing mechanisms. • EMW absorption, flame retardant and thermal management suit for electronic packaging. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]