Construction of enhanced multi-polarization and high performance electromagnetic wave absorption by self-growing ZnFe2O4 on Cu9S5

Wenxiong Chen; Honglong Xing

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Wenxiong Chen and Honglong Xing, Construction of enhanced multi-polarization and high performance electromagnetic wave absorption by self-growing ZnFe₂O₄ on Cu₉S₅, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 31(2024), No. 8, pp. 1922-1934. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-023-2795-2

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Wenxiong Chen and Honglong Xing, Construction of enhanced multi-polarization and high performance electromagnetic wave absorption by self-growing ZnFe2O4 on Cu9S5, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 31(2024), No. 8, pp. 1922-1934. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-023-2795-2

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Construction of enhanced multi-polarization and high performance electromagnetic wave absorption by self-growing ZnFe₂O₄ on Cu₉S₅

Wenxiong Chen and
Honglong Xing

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Honglong Xing E-mail: austxhl@163.com
Received: 3 August 2023; Revised: 15 November 2023; Accepted: 22 November 2023; Available online: 25 November 2023

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The development of 3D structural composites with electromagnetic (EM) wave absorption could attenuate EM waves. Herein, magnetized flower-like Cu₉S₅/ZnFe₂O₄ composites were fabricated through a multistep hydrothermal method. The crystallographic and surface phase chemical information, morphological structure, and magnetic and EM parameters of the composites were analyzed. The prepared Cu₉S₅/ZnFe₂O₄ composites have multiple loss paths for EM waves and present an overall 3D flower-like structure. The Cu₉S₅/ZnFe₂O₄ composites exhibit a minimum reflection loss of −54.38 dB and a broad effective absorption bandwidth of 5.92 GHz. Through magnetization, ZnFe₂O₄ particles are self-assembled and grown on the surfaces of Cu₉S₅. Such a modification is conducive to the generation of additional cross-linking contact sites and the effective introduction of a large number of phase interfaces, crystalline defects, special three-dimensional flower-like structures, and magneto–electrical coupling loss effects. Moreover, the synergistic effect of multiple loss strategies effectively improves EM wave absorption by the material. This work can provide a strategy for the use of magnetization-modified sulfide composite functional materials in EM wave absorption.
- self-assembled material;
- electromagnetic wave absorption;
- enhanced multi-polarization effect;
- Cu₉S₅/ZnFe₂O₄ composites;
- radar cross-section

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