Issue 6, 2014

Synthesis and microwave absorption enhancement of graphene@Fe3O4@SiO2@NiO nanosheet hierarchical structures

Abstract

Hierarchical structures of graphene@Fe3O4@SiO2@NiO nanosheets were prepared by combining the versatile sol–gel process with a hydrothermal reaction. Graphene@Fe3O4 composites were first synthesized by the reduction reaction between FeCl3 and diethylene glycol (DEG) in the presence of GO. Then, graphene@Fe3O4 was coated with SiO2 to obtain graphene@Fe3O4@SiO2. Finally, NiO nanosheets were grown perpendicularly on the surface of graphene@Fe3O4@SiO2 and graphene@Fe3O4@SiO2@NiO nanosheet hierarchical structures were formed. Moreover, the microwave absorption properties of both graphene@Fe3O4 and graphene@Fe3O4@SiO2@NiO nanosheets were investigated between 2 and 18 GHz microwave frequency bands. The electromagnetic data demonstrate that graphene@Fe3O4@SiO2@NiO nanosheet hierarchical structures exhibit significantly enhanced microwave absorption properties compared with graphene@Fe3O4, which probably originate from the unique hierarchical structure with a large surface area and high porosity.

Graphical abstract: Synthesis and microwave absorption enhancement of graphene@Fe3O4@SiO2@NiO nanosheet hierarchical structures

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
05 Okt 2013
Accepted
31 Dis 2013
First published
08 Jan 2014

Nanoscale, 2014,6, 3157-3164

Synthesis and microwave absorption enhancement of graphene@Fe3O4@SiO2@NiO nanosheet hierarchical structures

L. Wang, Y. Huang, X. Sun, H. Huang, P. Liu, M. Zong and Y. Wang, Nanoscale, 2014, 6, 3157 DOI: 10.1039/C3NR05313J

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