Dielectric behavior of Fe3N@C composites with green synthesis and their remarkable electromagnetic wave absorption performance

Fe3N has been considered as a new generation of ideal ferromagnetic materials with the virtues of high saturated magnetization and high resistance to oxidation. However, a facile and eco-friendly fabrication of Fe3N still needs to be investigated. Herein, the gelatin derived from fish skin was chosen as the raw material of carbon and the amino acid inherent in fish skin can act as a nitrogen source for the generation of Fe3N. Besides, the influence of graphitization degree to dielectric behavior of composites was further investigated. In this work, the composites fabricated by 0.8 mmol Fe(NO3)(3) exhibited optimal absorption performance with the minimum reflection loss of -77.6 dB at 2.2 mm. Besides, the absorption bandwidth was detected as 7.76 GHz (covering from 10.24 to 18 GHz) at the matching thickness of 2.7 mm. According to the analysis of dielectric constant, the degree of graphitization affects the dielectric behavior mainly in determining the orientation speed of the dipole and the conductive loss. This work provides a new thought for the investigation of the electromagnetic absorption mechanism of composite. (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Fe3N is considered a new generation of ideal ferromagnetic materials due to its high saturated magnetization and resistance to oxidation. This study investigated a facile and eco-friendly method for Fe3N fabrication using gelatin derived from fish skin as a carbon source and amino acids as a nitrogen source. The influence of graphitization degree on dielectric behavior in composites was also explored, with findings indicating the degree of graphitization affects orientation speed of dipoles and conductive loss.