Abstract
Herein, we attempted to prepare MoS2/Fe@Fe3O4 nanocomposites capable of strongly absorbing broadband incident electromagnetic (EM) radiation and probed the effects of their composition on complex permittivity and permeability at 2–18 GHz. Calculations of normal-incidence reflection losses (RLs) based on EM parameters revealed that the Fe@Fe3O4 to MoS2 mass ratio strongly influenced the absorption peak intensity and bandwidth. Specifically, an RL peak of −31.8 dB@15.3 GHz and a bandwidth (RL < − 10 dB) of 4.8 GHz (13.2–18 GHz) were achieved at a thickness of 1.52 mm and a Fe@Fe3O4 to MoS2 mass ratio of 60:40. Further, RL and bandwidth were investigated for oblique incidence, in which case two kinds of EM waves (TE – electric field perpendicular to plane of incidence; TM – electric field in the plane of incidence) were considered. The absorption peaks of TE and TM waves did not exceed −20 dB when the incidence angle increased to 30°, and the bandwidth (RL < − 10 dB) reached 4.2 GHz (TE wave) and 4.0 GHz (TM wave) when this angle was further increased to 40.0° and 50.4°, respectively. Finally, the mechanism of microwave absorption was discussed in detail.
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