Enhanced electromagnetic wave absorption property of binary ZnO/NiCo2O4 composites

Nowadays, metal oxide-based electromagnetic wave absorbing materials have aroused widely attentions in the application of telecommunication and electronics due to their selectable mechanical and outstanding dielectric properties. Herein, the binary ZnO/NiCo2O4 nanoparticles were successfully synthesized via hydrothermal reaction and the electromagnetic wave absorption properties of the composites were investigated in detail. As a result, benefiting from the dielectric loss, the as-obtained ZnO/NiCo2O4-7 samples possessed a minimum reflection loss value of -33.49 dB at 18.0 GHz with the thickness of 4.99 mm. This work indicates that ZnO/NiCo2O4 composites have the promising candidate applications in electromagnetic wave absorption materials in the future.

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Metal oxide-based electromagnetic wave absorbing materials, such as ZnO/NiCo2O4 composites, have attracted great attention in the fields of telecommunication and electronics due to their selectable mechanical properties and outstanding dielectric performance. The synthesized ZnO/NiCo2O4 nanoparticles exhibited excellent electromagnetic wave absorption properties, making them a promising candidate for future applications in this area.