عنوان
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Improvement of microwave absorption properties of polyester
coatings using NiFe2O4, X‑doped g‑C3N4 (X = S, P, and O), and MTiO3 (M = Fe, Mg, and Zn) nanofillers
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چکیده
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In recent decades, to reduce electromagnetic pollution, scientists focus on finding new microwave
absorbers with effective performance, thin thickness, and broad bandwidth. In this work, the
nanoparticles of NiFe2O4,
X-doped g-C3N4 (M = S, P, and O), and MTiO3
(M = Fe, Mg, and Zn) were
successfully synthesized using co-precipitation, specific heat program, and semi-wet sol–gel methods,
respectively. The synthesized nanoparticles were utilized as absorption agents and polyester
resin as the matrix. Morphology, particle size, crystal structure, and chemical composition of the
prepared nanocomposites were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission
electron microscope (TEM), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), and energy dispersive X-Ray analysis (EDX),
respectively. The microwave absorption performance of the coatings was also investigated by a
vector network analyzer (VNA). Moreover, the effect of different parameters on the performance
of absorbent coatings was studied by the Taguchi method and optimized to achieve an optimal
absorbent. The results showed that the optimal nanocomposite has the reflectance loss (RL) less
than − 30 dB (equal to absorption > 99%) at a high-frequency range (8–12 GHz) and 1 mm thickness.
Furthermore, the addition of such novel nanoparticles to absorbents resulted in high values of
attenuation constant (more than 200 dB/m) at the X-band. Therefore, the polyester coating filled with
ZnTiO3,
O-doped
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