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Hollow FeCoNiAl microspheres with stabilized magnetic properties for microwave absorption

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Development of high-performance microwave absorption materials (MAM) with stabilized magnetic properties at high temperatures is specifically essential but remains challenging. Moreover, the Snoke’s limitation restrains the microwave absorption (MA) property of magnetic materials. Modulating alloy components is considered an effective way to solve the aforementioned problems. Herein, a hollow medium-entropy FeCoNiAl alloy with a stable magnetic property is prepared via simple spray-drying and two-step annealing for efficient MA. FeCoNiAl exhibited an ultrabroad effective absorption band (EAB) of 5.84 GHz (12.16–18 GHz) at a thickness of just 1.6 mm, revealing an excellent absorption capability. Furthermore, the MA mechanism of FeCoNiAl is comprehensively investigated via off-axis holography. Finally, the electromagnetic properties, antioxidant properties, and residual magnetism at high temperatures of FeCoNiAl alloys are summarized in detail, providing new insights into the preparation of MAM operating at elevated temperatures.

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This work was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (No. 2021YFA1200600), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52231007, 12327804, 22088101, 51725101, and T2321003), the Science and Technology Research Project of Jiangxi Provincial Department of Education (No. GJJ200338), Key Research Project of Zhejiang Lab (No. 2021PE0AC02), the “Chenguang Program” by Shanghai Education Development Foundation and Shanghai Municipal Education Commission (No. 21CGA04), and sponsored by Shanghai Sailing Program (No. 21YF1401800), and the Fund of Science and Technology on Surface Physics and Chemistry Laboratory (No. JCKYS2023120201).

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  1. Institute of Advanced Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jiangxi Normal University, Nanchang, 330022, China

    Linhe Yu & Guozhen Zhu

  2. Laboratory of Advanced Materials, Shanghai Key Lab of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Academy for Engineering & Technology, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China

    Gangjie Lian, Xuhui Xiong, Wenbin You & Renchao Che

  3. Zhejiang Laboratory, Hangzhou, 311100, China

    Gangjie Lian, Jincang Zhang & Renchao Che

  4. Capital Aerospace Machinery Corporation Limited, Beijing, 100000, China

    Sue Ren

  5. AECC Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials, Beijing, 100095, China

    Yanfang Du

  6. International Center for Quantum and Molecular Structures, Materials Genome Institute, Physics Department, Shanghai University, Shanghai, 200444, China

    Rui Chen

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Yu, L., Lian, G., Zhu, G. et al. Hollow FeCoNiAl microspheres with stabilized magnetic properties for microwave absorption. Nano Res. 17, 2079–2087 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-024-6468-x

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