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Synthesis of C/NiFe-LDH composites for enhanced electromagnetic wave absorption

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Hydrotalcites are layered double metal hydroxides (LDH) that are widely used in many fields, owing to their large specific surface area, rich interface, and stable structure. Of these, NiFe-LDH is the most typical material used in the field of electromagnetic wave absorption. In this study, NiFe-LDH was synthesized by hydrothermal synthesis and subjected to liquid-phase shearing with graphite to synthesize the composite material C/NiFe-LDH. The results show that C/NiFe-LDH displays a strong electromagnetic wave absorption capacity, with a maximum reflection loss of − 51.8 dB at a thickness of 3.5 mm. The maximum effective absorption bandwidth is 4 GHz (10.8–14.8 GHz). Therefore, C/NiFe-LDH is expected to become a candidate material for efficient electromagnetic wave absorption.

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Abbreviations

EM:

Electromagnetic

f E :

Effective absorption bandwidth

H c :

Coercivity

HRTEM:

High-resolution transmission electron microscopy

LDH:

Layered double metal hydroxide

M s :

Saturation magnetization

RL:

Reflection loss

SEM:

Scanning electron microscopy

TEM:

Transmission electron microscopy

VNA:

Vector network analyzer

VSM:

Vibrating sample magnetometry

XPS:

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy

XRD:

X-ray diffraction

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This study was financially supported by the Nantong Science and Technology Project (JC2020083) and Basic Science (natural science) research project of Jiangsu Province (21KJA430010).

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    Ru Wang, Qilong Sun, Xiaoyun Long, Wei Ye & Guoqiu Yuan

  2. College of Textiles and Clothing, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

    Ru Wang, Qilong Sun, Xiaoyun Long & Wei Ye

  3. National & Local Joint Engineering Research Center of Technical Fiber Composites for Safety and Health, Nantong University, Nantong, 226019, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China

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RW was involved in methodology, investigation, writing the original draft, and writing—review and editing. QS was responsible for conceptualization and supervision. XL contributed to resources and funding acquisition. WY carried out data curation and validation. GY took part in conceptualization and formal analysis.

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Wang, R., Sun, Q., Long, X. et al. Synthesis of C/NiFe-LDH composites for enhanced electromagnetic wave absorption. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 24581–24593 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-09169-7

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