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Effect of nitric acid treatment on the final low-frequency microwave absorption performance of TiO2/ZnFe2O4/ZnTiO3 nanocomposite

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With the fast development of electronic technique, abundant microwave radiation and interference affect the human’s health deeply. Here, a novel low-frequency microwave absorbent of TiO2/ZnFe2O4/ZnTiO3 nanocomposite was prepared via a combinative route of sol–gel, solvothermal and calcination. The electromagnetic wave-absorbing properties of this ternary nanocomposite are closely related to the pre-treated concentration of TiO2 with nitric acid. The suitable concentration can promote the final absorption performance due to the increasing surface groups and defects for enhanced dipole polarization. The interface polarization between anatase and rutile TiO2 also contributes a lot to the absorption effect. Additionally, the natural resonance, eddy current, multiple scattering and good impedance match play a significant effect as well. Thus, the excellent microwave-absorbing ability of as-prepared composite generates from the synergy effectiveness of magnetic and dielectric losses. The optimal reflection loss reaches −45.3 dB at 1.19 GHz with EAB of 0.82 ~ 1.67 GHz for 3.5 mm, and the widest efficient absorbing bandwidth achieves 1.5 GHz at only 1.5 mm. The investigation reported here provides a novel route to adjust the microwave absorption capability of TiO2-based MAMs in low-frequency band.

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The authors appreciate the financial supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.52074227 and 51704242), the Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province (No.2018JM5094), the Two-Way Support Program of Sichuan Agricultural University (No.2021993073), and the National Innovation Training Program (No.202010626006).

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    Pengfei Yin, Yuting Tang, Jian Wang & Xing Feng

  2. School of Physical Science and Technology, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, People’s Republic of China

    Limin Zhang

  3. College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya’an, 625014, People’s Republic of China

    Jianwu Dai

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Yin, P., Tang, Y., Zhang, L. et al. Effect of nitric acid treatment on the final low-frequency microwave absorption performance of TiO2/ZnFe2O4/ZnTiO3 nanocomposite. Appl Nanosci 11, 861–874 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13204-020-01639-w

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