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Electromagnetic wave absorption in reduced graphene oxide functionalized with Fe3O4/Fe nanorings

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We report the preparation of nanocomposites of reduced graphene oxide with embedded Fe3O4/Fe nanorings (FeNR@rGO) by chemical hydrothermal growth. We illustrate the use of these nanocomposites as novel electromagnetic wave absorbing materials. The electromagnetic wave absorption properties of the nanocomposites with different compositions were investigated. The preparation procedure and nanocomposite composition were optimized to achieve the best electromagnetic wave absorption properties. Nanocomposites with a GO:α-Fe2O3 mass ratio of 1:1 prepared by annealing in H2/Ar for 3 h exhibited the best properties. This nanocomposite sample (thickness = 4.0 mm) showed a minimum reflectivity of–23.09 dB at 9.16 GHz. The band range was 7.4–11.3 GHz when the reflectivity was less than–10 dB and the spectrum width was up to 3.9 GHz. These figures of merit are typically of the same order of magnitude when compared to the values shown by traditional ferric oxide materials. However, FeNR@rGO can be readily applied as a microwave absorbing material because the production method we propose is highly compatible with mass production standards.

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    Yi Ding, Long Zhang, Qingliang Liao, Guangjie Zhang, Shuo Liu & Yue Zhang

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Ding, Y., Zhang, L., Liao, Q. et al. Electromagnetic wave absorption in reduced graphene oxide functionalized with Fe3O4/Fe nanorings. Nano Res. 9, 2018–2025 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-016-1092-z

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