Microwave absorption properties of core double-shell FeCo/C/BaTiO₃ nanocomposites

Nanoscale. 2014 Apr 21;6(8):3967-71. doi: 10.1039/c3nr04087a. Epub 2013 Nov 29.

Abstract

Microwave absorption properties of core double-shell FeCo/C/(x)BaTiO₃ nanocomposites were investigated in the 1-18 GHz frequency range. High resolution transmission electron microscopy studies reveal the core double-shell type nanocomposite with FeCo nanoparticles as the center, while carbon and BaTiO₃ are the inside and the outside shells, respectively. Enhanced relative permittivity made the core double-shell FeCo/C/(x)BaTiO₃ nanocomposites with better electromagnetic impedance matching than that of a FeCo/C and BaTiO₃ mixture. Reflection loss (RL) values of FeCo/C/(20 wt%)BaTiO₃-paraffin composite are almost double those of the FeCo/C-paraffin composite at the absorbent thickness from 2 to 7.5 mm due to enhanced interfacial effects. The RL value of the FeCo/C/(20 wt%)BaTiO₃-paraffin composite is -41.7 dB at 11.3 GHz at the absorbent thickness of 2 mm and a broad absorption bandwidth of 5.1 GHz (RL values exceeding -10 dB) covers the 9.4-14.5 GHz frequency range.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Carbon / chemistry
  • Cobalt / chemistry
  • Iron / chemistry
  • Nanocomposites / chemistry*
  • Titanium / chemistry

Substances

  • Cobalt
  • Carbon
  • Titanium
  • Iron