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Novel three-dimensional TiO2-Fe3O4@polypyrrole composites with tunable microwave absorption in the 2–40 GHz frequency range

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Enormous research effort is currently being directed toward the development of low-cost electromagnetic wave absorbing (EMWA) materials that operate at microwave frequencies. Herein, we report the successful fabrication of novel three-dimensional TiO2-Fe3O4@Polypyrrole (T-F-P) composites with excellent microwave absorption properties between 2 and 40 GHz. By varying the thickness of the T-F-P absorber from 1.5 to 2.5 mm, an effective absorption bandwidth (EAB, reflection loss (RL) ≤ − 10 dB) of 28.12 GHz (11.88–40 GHz) was realized. At a thickness of 2.5 mm, the minimum reflection loss (RLmin) was − 37.49 dB (13.84 GHz) in the frequency range 2–18 GHz; − 41.30 dB (25.30 GHz) in the frequency range 18–26.5 GHz and − 42.65 dB (34.1 GHz) in the frequency range 26.5–40 GHz. Multiple reflections, interfacial polarization, conductive losses and magnetic losses all contribute to the excellent EMWA properties of the T-F-P composites.

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Acknowledgements

This project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 41476059), NSFC-Shandong Joint Fund (U1706225), AoShan Talents Cultivation Program supported by Qingdao National Laboratory for Marine Science, National Key Research and Development Project (2019YFC0312102) and Technology (2017ASTCP-OS02), the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province (No. E2018108011).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Marine Chemistry Theory and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, 266100, People’s Republic of China

    Fubin Liu, Cuiping Li, Xiaohui Jiang, Zhiming Zhang & Liangmin Yu

  2. Open Studio for Marine Corrosion and Protection, Pilot National Laboratory for Marine Science and Technology(Qingdao), Qingdao, 266100, People’s Republic of China

    Fubin Liu, Cuiping Li, Xiaohui Jiang, Zhiming Zhang & Liangmin Yu

  3. School of Chemical Sciences, The University of Auckland, Auckland, 1142, New Zealand

    Geoffrey I. N. Waterhouse

  4. College of Chemical Engineering and Biological Technology, Xingtai University, Xingtai, 054001, People’s Republic of China

    Cuijuan Xing

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Liu, F., Li, C., Jiang, X. et al. Novel three-dimensional TiO2-Fe3O4@polypyrrole composites with tunable microwave absorption in the 2–40 GHz frequency range. J Mater Sci 55, 15493–15509 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-020-05114-3

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