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Influence of SDS dispersant on the preparation and microwave absorption properties of ZnFe2O4 materials

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The agglomeration phenomenon of ZnFe2O4(ZFO) nanoparticles limits its application in microwave absorption. Although some work attempts to solve it, they usually only focus on screening the types of dispersants and do not explore the dosage of dispersants. In this work, sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) was selected as dispersant to synthesis ZFO particles through co-precipitation technology, and the micromorphology, structure, electromagnetic parameters, and microwave absorption property of material were influenced by the content of SDS and detected by XRD, SEM, TEM, VSM, and VNA. The results show that the prepared samples were all spherical ZFO particles and were relatively pure. The ZFO-15 particles with a uniform particle size of 27 nm are most dispersed and have the best impedance matching performance mainly due to the formation of considerable micelles in the solution to guide the dispersion of precipitates. The minimum reflection loss of ZFO-15 with a thickness of 7.5 mm can reach − 33.44 dB at 12.24 GHz and the effective absorption width is 5.1 GHz (8.6–12.6 GHz and 16.5–17.6 GHz). This is mainly attributed to the well-dispersed particles promoting the better performance of ZFO material in terms of dielectric and magnetic loss characteristics. It has potential reference value in the industrial application field of ferrite absorbing materials.

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Feng, D., Chen, G. & Liu, R. Influence of SDS dispersant on the preparation and microwave absorption properties of ZnFe2O4 materials. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 34, 2330 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11746-3

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