Abstract
One-dimensional α-MnO2 nanorods were fabricated by using low-temperature water-bathing chemical precipitation method at 80 °C. The crystalline structures, morphological evolution process and microwave absorption properties were systematically investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and measurement of electromagnetic parameters. The results show that the morphological structures and electromagnetic properties have close relationship with the reaction time. With the prolonging of the treatment time, the as-synthesized products turn from microspheres constituted of tiny dendrites to nanorods with diameters of 20–30 nm and lengths up to 1–2 μm. The electromagnetic characterization shows that the dielectric constants and magnetic permeability values show decreasing trends with the increasing frequency, however, the dielectric and magnetic loss tangents all increase with frequency. The electromagnetic absorption properties of the products have close relationship with the morphologies and thicknesses of the samples. With a thickness of 3 mm, an absorbing peak value of −25 dB was achieved for the sample treated for 24 h. The microwave absorption properties of MnO2 can be attributed mainly to interfacial polarization, space charge polarization and relaxation phenomena.
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