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Enhanced microwave absorption properties of Co and Ni co-doped iron (II,III)/reduced graphene oxide composites at X-band frequency

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The Co1−xNixFe2O4 (x = 0.2, 0.5, 0.8) spinel ferrites were synthesised by sol–gel auto combustion method. The Co1−xNixFe2O4/RGO composites were prepared by in situ chemical reduction method and XRD, FTIR, Raman spectroscopy, SEM, VSM and VNA were investigated for crystalline structure and electromagnetic properties. The crystallite size decreases with addition of RGO in ferrites. Magnetization saturation, coercivity and remnant magnetisation decreases with increase of Ni content in the composite with lowest remnant of 9.41 emu/g for 80% of Ni in Co1−xNixFe2O4/RGO showing ferromagnetic nature. The complex permittivity and complex permeability of the composites were measured at X-band frequency which shows significant change with addition of RGO. The maximum reflection loss of − 19.56 dB at 10.04 GHz with bandwidth (RL < 10 dB) 2.49 GHz was obtained for Co0.2Ni0.8Fe2O4/RGO composite with the thickness of 2 mm. The investigations present easy composite preparation of spinel ferrites with graphene oxide and comparison of electromagnetic studies imply the use of Co0.2Ni0.8Fe2O4/RGO composite as microwave absorber in shielding and communications.

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The authors are thankful to Director, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, for providing the characterization facilities and Director, DMSRDE, Kanpur for providing VNA facility.

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  2. Department of Physics, National Institute of Technology, Kurukshetra, Haryana, 136119, India

    Praveen Negi, Sanjeev Kumar Joshi & Ashavani Kumar

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Das, A., Negi, P., Joshi, S.K. et al. Enhanced microwave absorption properties of Co and Ni co-doped iron (II,III)/reduced graphene oxide composites at X-band frequency. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 30, 19325–19334 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-02293-x

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