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Growth of CoFe2O4 Nanoparticles on Graphite Sheets for High-Performance Electromagnetic Wave Absorption in Ku-Band

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Graphite holds a great promise as a good electromagnetic (EM) wave absorbing material due to its good conduction loss, low density, and higher chemical stability. In the microwave absorption (MA) field, intrinsic EM properties and nano-composition of functional materials substantially impact their EM wave energy conversion. A facile solvothermal method is adapted to synthesize cobalt ferrite/graphite sheets (CoFe2O4/Grs) composites with different Grs compositions. EM parameters, morphological structure, and compositions for prepared composites were studied using various investigative techniques. The minimum reflection loss (RLmin) of CoFe2O4/Grs composite for 10 wt% of Grs was recorded to − 31.98 dB at 1.2 mm with an effective absorption bandwidth of 5.6 GHz at 1.3 mm, attributing to the carbonization of CoFe2O4 revam** it into MA material and tuning for EM wave energy conversion. This study supports the designing and development of exceptional Gr-based composites as a high-efficiency and insubstantial EM wave absorber.

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  1. Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution & Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, **an, 250061, People’s Republic of China

    M. Zeeshan Ashfaq, Aamna Ashfaq, Hongyu Gong, Nayab Akhtar, Shan Wang, Yujun Zhang & Adil Saleem

  2. Key Laboratory of Special Functional Aggregated Materials, Ministry of Education, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University, **an, 250061, People’s Republic of China

    M. Zeeshan Ashfaq, Aamna Ashfaq, Hongyu Gong, Nayab Akhtar, Shan Wang, Yujun Zhang & Adil Saleem

  3. State Key Laboratory of Catalysis, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China

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    Muhammad Ahmad

  5. Institute for Advanced Study, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, Guangdong, China

    Rashid Iqbal

  6. College of Mechatronics and Control Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, Guangdong, China

    Adil Saleem

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Ashfaq, M.Z., Ashfaq, A., Gong, H. et al. Growth of CoFe2O4 Nanoparticles on Graphite Sheets for High-Performance Electromagnetic Wave Absorption in Ku-Band. J Inorg Organomet Polym 32, 4504–4514 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-022-02447-1

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