Synthesis of mulberry-like Fe nanoparticles assembly by nano-spheres and its excellent electromagnetic absorption properties

Considering the development of ultra-wideband detection technology, the effective attenuation performance of conventional electromagnetic absorbing materials prepared by component-morphology method is still affected by narrowband, which hinders its application. An effective strategy is to develop nanomagnetic metal absorbent that can effectively overcome skin effect through fine control based on nanotechnology. Mulberry-like Fe nanoparticles based on the self-assembly of spheroid blocks were synthesized in a simple chemical reduction process supplemented by a magnetic field. In view of synergistic loss of magnetic metal Fe, and unique physical properties of nanoparticles, the mulberry-like Fe nanoparticles exhibited attractive wave-absorbing properties. At a thickness of 3$$mm, the minimum reflection loss (RL) reaches −29.57$$dB, and the bandwidth less than −10$$dB reaches 8.38$$GHz, which covers the entire X-band, most of the C-band and part of the Ku-band. This will make it possible for electromagnetic protection and electromagnetic stealth. A possible growth mechanism was proposed to provide theoretical guidance for the subsequent preparation of nanomagnetic metal absorbent.