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Adjustable electromagnetic properties of FeNi/Fe/C-based composites derived from controllable carbothermal reduction

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In order to optimize microwave absorption performance at low matching thickness, polyvinyl pyrrolidone-induced carbothermal reduction has been utilized to successfully convert NiFe2O4/Fe2O3/Ni composite spheres into FeNi/Fe/C-based composites. The results show that with the increase dosage of polyvinyl pyrrolidone, the reduction degree would first increase and then decrease, which leads to the change of composition and morphology. In detail, Fe3O4 can be found in S-0.3, S-0.4, and S-0.6, revealing lower reduction degree. And S-0.5 contains only FeNi, Fe, and C, indicating highest reduction degree. Moreover, smooth carbon layers can be observed on the particle surface for S-0.5, while the other samples exhibit rough surface decorated with particle clusters. The changing trend of graphitic degree is in line with reduction degree, and saturation magnetization basically increases with the increase dosage of polyvinyl pyrrolidone. As for electromagnetic properties, S-0.5 possesses strongest dielectric loss and magnetic loss, while the other samples own similar loss ability except in high frequency range, which should be ascribed to dielectric relaxation. Owing to synergetic effect of conduction loss, interfacial polarization, dipolar polarization, natural resonance, exchange resonance, eddy current loss, and appropriate impedance, the as-synthesized FeNi/Fe/C-based composites hold great potential in evading radar detection and reducing electromagnetic pollution. This work may offer novel insights into the design and application of high-performance magnetic metal-based microwave absorbing materials derived from controllable reduction of ferrites.

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This work was supported by College Student’s Innovative Entrepreneurial Training Plan Program (S202110359036), Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. JZ2021HGTA0174), the Major Project of Science and Technology Innovation 2025 in Ningbo City, China (No. 2020Z062), the Science and Technology Project of State Grid Corporation of China (No. 5500-202118252A-0-0-00) and Grant Project of Shenzhen Microgate Technology Co., Ltd. (2021-2024).

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  1. Engineering Research Center of High Performance Copper Alloy Materials and Processing, Ministry of Education, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, People’s Republic of China

    Zhengchang Xia, Wei Liu, Tingyu Zhou, Pingchuan Ji, Fujun Liu, Hailin Su & Xuebin Zhang

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering and Anhui Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Devices, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, 230009, People’s Republic of China

    Wei Liu, Hailin Su & Xuebin Zhang

  3. Huaian Engineering Research Center of Soft Magnetic Powder Cores and Devices, Jiangsu Red Magnetic Materials Incorporation, Xuyi, 211700, People’s Republic of China

    Wei Liu, Hailin Su & Xuebin Zhang

  4. Anhui Red Magneto-Electric Technology Co., Ltd., Wuhu, 241002, People’s Republic of China

    Wei Liu, Hailin Su & Xuebin Zhang

  5. Robotics Institute, Ningbo University of Technology, Ningbo, 315211, People’s Republic of China

    Jinzhi Wang

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All authors contributed to the study conception and design. Conceptualization and methodology were proposed by WL and HS. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by ZX, TZ, PJ, FL, JW, and XZ. The first draft and review of the manuscript were completed by ZX and WL. All authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

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Xia, Z., Liu, W., Zhou, T. et al. Adjustable electromagnetic properties of FeNi/Fe/C-based composites derived from controllable carbothermal reduction. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 16425–16440 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-08536-8

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