scholarly journals Preparation and Identification of CuCr2O4 Nanoparticles and Investigation of Its Microwave Absorption Characteristics at X-Band Frequency Using Silicone Rubber Polymeric Matrix

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (17) ◽  
pp. 1156
Author(s):  
Reza Peymanfar ◽  
Niloofar Khodamoradipoor

Lately, silicone rubber, because of the desirable permittivity on the one hand, and various applications in the implants, membranes, solar cells, sensors, semiconductor devices, high frequency devices, photothermal therapy methods, acoustic metamaterials, and insulator materials on the other hand, has attracted considerable attention. In this research, CuCr2O4 nanoparticles were prepared according to the sol–gel method and then were identified by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM). Results showed that monophase crystal structure with identical morphology of CuCr2O4 nanoparticles has been synthesized. Finally, CuCr2O4 nanoparticles and silicone rubber were composited and then microwave absorbing properties of the CuCr2O4/silicone rubber nanocomposite were investigated by vector network analyzer (VNA), exhibiting 48.56 dB microwave attenuation for the CuCr2O4/silicone rubber nanocomposite with 2.6 mm thickness at 10.9 GHz frequency, while having more than 92.99% microwave absorption along the x-band frequency.

Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (17) ◽  
pp. 5234
Author(s):  
Reza Peymanfar ◽  
Mitra Rahmanisaghieh ◽  
Arezoo Ghaffari ◽  
Yousef Yassi

In the last decade, spinel structures have been widely explored due to widespread applications in antibacterial nanocomposites, memory devices, catalysts, photocatalysts, high-frequency devices, and electromagnetic absorbing materials. In this study, BaFe2O4 spinel structures were synthesized through the sol–gel method using a low sintering temperature and were identified by vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), and vector network analyzer (VNA) analysis. Results showed that uniform and pure crystal structures of BaFe2O4 nanoparticles were prepared based on the sol–gel method. Finally, BaFe2O4 nanoparticles were blended by silicone rubber to characterize the microwave absorption properties of the nanocomposite at the ku-band frequency. According to the VNA results, the BaFe2O4/silicone rubber nanocomposite with 1.75 mm thickness absorbed more than 94.38% of microwave irradiation along the ku-band frequency and the maximum reflection loss of the BaFe2O4/silicone rubber nanocomposite was 51.67 dB at 16.1 GHz.


Proceedings ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (17) ◽  
pp. 1155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reza Peymanfar ◽  
Farzaneh Azadi ◽  
Yousef Yassi

Recently, using microwave devices that emit electromagnetic waves and enhance the convenience of life have increased; however, they can be harmful to the environment. In this study, CuFe2O4 nanoparticles were prepared through the conventional sol-gel procedure and then were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and vector network analyzer (VNA) using S parameters. Results illustrated that pure crystal structure of magnetic nanoparticles has been synthesized by the sol-gel method with magnetic saturation (Ms) of 22 emu/g. Finally, CuFe2O4 nanoparticles were composited by silicone rubber to investigate its microwave absorption properties. Results showed that the CuFe2O4/silicone rubber nanocomposite absorbed more than 94.87% of the microwave irradiation at ku-band frequency with 1.7 mm thickness and the maximum reflection loss was −60.38 dB at 16.1 GHz. Magnetic and dielectric properties of the CuFe2O4 nanoparticles and silicone rubber polymeric matrix in the nanocomposite demonstrated desirable microwave absorption properties.


2010 ◽  
Vol 434-435 ◽  
pp. 231-234
Author(s):  
Li Guan ◽  
Bing Bing Fan ◽  
Ming Liang Li ◽  
He Jing Wen ◽  
Kai Li ◽  
...  

SiO2-SiC composite particles were prepared using a sol-gel process. BaTiO3 powders were synthesize through solid-state reaction. They were mixed as microwave absorbents with Fe3O4 powders to obtain the complex absorption. Epoxide resin (EP) was used as matrix and solidified with the mixtures. The techniques of DSC-TG, XRD were used to characterize the composite particles and the obtained compacts. A vector network analyzer was used to measure the reflectivity of the SiO2-SiC-based composites. The effects of the aborbents’ contents on the reflection of the microwave absorption materials were disscussed. It was found that SiO2-SiC composites could be prepared using sol-gel process and BaTiO3 powders could be synthesize through solid-state reaction. The results indicated that SiO2-SiC composite is contribute to absorb microwave, where SiO2-SiC: BaTiO3: Fe3O4 = 6:2:2 (vol %), the frequency region in which the maximum reflectivity is more than -10 dB is 5.4-7.6 GHz.


Micromachines ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 809
Author(s):  
Rozhin Sadeghi ◽  
Abbas Sharifi ◽  
Marta Orlowska ◽  
Isabelle Huynen

The current research reports the preparation of a microwave absorber containing CoFe2O4/NiFe2O4/Carbon fiber (H/S/CF) coated with polypyrrole polymer (PPy@H/S/CF) through sol-gel and in-situ polymerization processes. X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), and a vector network analyzer (VNA) are utilized to evaluate the features of the prepared composite. The microstructure analysis results revealed carbon fibers well decorated with submicron-size particles having hard/soft magnetic phases and thoroughly coated with polymer. The paraffin-based microwave absorber sample filled with 45 wt.% of PPy@H/S/CF has simultaneously both magnetic and dielectric losses in the 8.2–12.4  GHz frequency range. The absorber is used in a Salisbury screen configuration aiming at reducing the radar cross-section of objects. A minimum reflection loss of −55  dB at 10.6 GHz frequency with 5 GHz bandwidth is obtained for the sample with a 2  mm thickness. Different mechanisms, such as interfacial polarization, ferromagnetic resonance, and electron hopping, are the main factors for achieving such an appropriate microwave absorption. These results suggest that the PPy@H/S/CF composite is an ideal candidate for microwave absorption applications requiring high performance and low thickness.


2021 ◽  
Vol 524 ◽  
pp. 167653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Cao ◽  
Abdeliazim Mustafa Mohamed ◽  
Abbas Sharifi ◽  
Majid Niaz Akhtar

2011 ◽  
Vol 474-476 ◽  
pp. 1044-1048
Author(s):  
Zheng Xiong ◽  
Zhu Xi ◽  
Zhang Li Jun

Hexagonal W-type ferrite BaZn0.6Co1.4Fe16O27 was prepared by the sol-gel method. The formation, microstructure, element composition and phases were analyzed by TG-DTA, SEM, EDS and XRD. The electromagnetic parameters and microwave absorption capability were measured by the microwave vector network analyzer. The results showed that the reflection loss of the ferrite BaZn0.6Co1.4Fe16O27 in the spectrum of 8-18GHz came up to -10dB and came up to -20dB in the spectrum of 9.5-16.4GHz.


2018 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 06014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. S. Lee ◽  
F. H. Wee ◽  
K. Y. You ◽  
C. Y. Lee ◽  
Y. Y. Lee ◽  
...  

In this paper presents nano-composites based on polyester (PE) matrix with multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) as fillers have been developed for microwave absorbing materials. The MWCNTs/PE composite samples were fabricated with different weight ratio of MWCNTs (3 wt%, 5 wt%, and 10 wt%). The electromagnetic properties of different MWCNTs/PE composite have been determined by using rectangular waveguide technique and Agilent material measurement software. Moreover, the reflection loss (microwave absorption) of MWCNTs/PE composite have been calculated based on the basis of transmission line theory. The performance of electromagnetic properties and microwave absorption of MWCNTs/PE composite were analyzed in X-band frequency. The dielectric loss properties of the composite are increse with increasing in MWCNTs weight ratio. The microwave absorption results show that such 3 wt% MWCNTs/PE composites sample with 4 mm thickness has achieved less than -10 dB values (< 90 % microwave absorption) of reflection loss.


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