Magnetic composites have received increasing attention for electromagnetic wave absorption (EMA) applications. However,the practical EMA performance of the materials is severely hampered by mismatching impedance characteristics and finiteelectromagnetic attenuation capacity. Controlling the components and building the architecture fabrication is necessary tosolve these issues. Herein, a series of Fe3O4,Fe3O4&Fe and Fe microspheres with flower-like hierarchical structures wereconstructed through a solvothermal method followed by an annealed process. This hierarchical structure and the synergyeffect of dielectric dissipation and magnetic loss capacity offer Fe3O4a perfect impedance matching, providing an excellentEMA performance of an effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) of 4.0 GHz and a reflection loss (RL) of 67.9 dB. Meanwhile,the coordination of the hierarchical structures and the multiple components endow Fe3O4&Fe composites with an EAB aswide as 5.7 GHz (9.0–14.7 GHz) and a RL as strong as 78.7 dB at 1.88 mm, which covers 75% X and 45% Ku bands. Sucha remarkable lightweight and broad properties is due to the decent X band impedance matching and appropriate attenuationcapacity. Therefore, this work highlights the significant of regulating the hierarchical structure and components to enhancethe EMA performances.
Magnetic composites have received increasing attention for electromagnetic wave absorption (EMA) applications. However,the practical EMA performance of the materials is severely hampered by mismatching impedance characteristics and finiteelectromagnetic attenuation capacity. Controlling the components and building the architecture fabrication is necessary tosolve these issues. Herein, a series of Fe3O4,Fe3O4&Fe and Fe microspheres with flower-like hierarchical structures wereconstructed through a solvothermal method followed by an annealed process. This hierarchical structure and the synergyeffect of dielectric dissipation and magnetic loss capacity offer Fe3O4a perfect impedance matching, providing an excellentEMA performance of an effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) of 4.0 GHz and a reflection loss (RL) of 67.9 dB. Meanwhile,the coordination of the hierarchical structures and the multiple components endow Fe3O4&Fe composites with an EAB aswide as 5.7 GHz (9.0–14.7 GHz) and a RL as strong as 78.7 dB at 1.88 mm, which covers 75% X and 45% Ku bands. Sucha remarkable lightweight and broad properties is due to the decent X band impedance matching and appropriate attenuationcapacity. Therefore, this work highlights the significant of regulating the hierarchical structure and components to enhancethe EMA performances.