Microwave absorption properties of SiC@SiO2@Fe3O4 hybrids in the 2-18 GHz range

Peng Zhou; Jun-hong Chen; Meng Liu; Peng Jiang; Bin Li; Xin-mei Hou

doi:10.1007/s12613-017-1464-8

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Peng Zhou, Jun-hong Chen, Meng Liu, Peng Jiang, Bin Li, and Xin-mei Hou, Microwave absorption properties of SiC@SiO₂@Fe₃O₄ hybrids in the 2-18 GHz range, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 24(2017), No. 7, pp. 804-813. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-017-1464-8

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Peng Zhou, Jun-hong Chen, Meng Liu, Peng Jiang, Bin Li, and Xin-mei Hou, Microwave absorption properties of SiC@SiO2@Fe3O4 hybrids in the 2-18 GHz range, Int. J. Miner. Metall. Mater., 24(2017), No. 7, pp. 804-813. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12613-017-1464-8

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Microwave absorption properties of SiC@SiO₂@Fe₃O₄ hybrids in the 2-18 GHz range

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Xin-mei Hou E-mail: houxinmeiustb@ustb.edu.cn
Received: 25 October 2016; Revised: 13 March 2017; Accepted: 16 March 2017

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To enhance the microwave absorption performance of silicon carbide nanowires (SiCNWs), SiO₂ nanoshells with a thickness of approximately 2 nm and Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles were grown on the surface of SiCNWs to form SiC@SiO₂@Fe₃O₄ hybrids. The microwave absorption performance of the SiC@SiO₂@Fe₃O₄ hybrids with different thicknesses was investigated in the frequency range from 2 to 18 GHz using a free-space antenna-based system. The results indicate that SiC@SiO₂@Fe₃O₄ hybrids exhibit improved microwave absorption. In particular, in the case of an SiC@SiO₂ to iron(Ⅲ) acetylacetonate mass ratio of 1:3, the microwave absorption with an absorber of 2-mm thickness exhibited a minimum reflection loss of -39.58 dB at 12.24 GHz. With respect to the enhanced microwave absorption mechanism, the Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles coated on SiC@SiO₂ nanowires are proposed to balance the permeability and permittivity of the materials, contributing to the microwave attenuation.
- silicon carbide nanowires;
- hybrids;
- microwave absorption;
- mechanism;
- impedance match

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