Controlled synthesis of porous Fe3O4-decorated graphene with extraordinary electromagnetic wave absorption properties

Porous Fe3O4-decorated graphene (GN–Fe3O4) composites with different microstructures were successfully synthesized by a modified two-step method. The microstructure and morphology were confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. XRD studie...

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Published in:Acta materialia 2013-09, Vol.61 (15), p.5829-5834
Main Authors: Sun, Danping, Zou, Quan, Qian, Guoqiang, Sun, Chen, Jiang, Wei, Li, Fengsheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Composites
Electromagnetic wave absorption
Exact sciences and technology
Fe3O4
Metals. Metallurgy
Microstructure
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Summary:Porous Fe3O4-decorated graphene (GN–Fe3O4) composites with different microstructures were successfully synthesized by a modified two-step method. The microstructure and morphology were confirmed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. XRD studies show that the products consist of highly crystallized Fe3O4 but disorderedly stacked GN sheets. Electron microscopy images reveal that Fe3O4 nanoparticles with different sizes and microstructures are uniformly coated on both sides of GN sheets, without large vacancies or apparent aggregation. Electromagnetic wave absorption properties of epoxy containing 30 wt.% GN–Fe3O4 composites were investigated at room temperature in the frequency range of 0.5–18GHz. In particular, the porous, flower-like Fe3O4-decorated GN sample exhibits an enhanced dielectric loss due to the porous microstructure of Fe3O4. The multiple absorbing mechanisms attribute to the improved impedance matching which indicates the as-prepared porous GN–Fe3O4 composites could be a potential candidate for lightweight electromagnetic wave absorption materials.
ISSN:1359-6454
1873-2453
DOI:10.1016/j.actamat.2013.06.030