Core-Shell Structured SiO 2 @NiFe LDH Composite for Broadband Electromagnetic Wave Absorption.

In this work, a novel core-shell structure material, NiFe layered double hydroxide (NiFe LDH) loaded on SiO 2 microspheres (SiO 2 @NiFe LDH), was synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal method, and the spontaneous electrostatic self-assembly process. The morphology, structure, and microwave absorption properties of SiO 2 @NiFe LDH nanocomposites with different NiFe element ratios were systematically investigated. The results show that the sample of SiO 2 @NiFe LDH-3 nanocomposite has excellent microwave absorption properties. It exhibits broadband effective absorption bandwidth (RL < -10 dB) of 8.24 GHz (from 9.76 GHz to 18.0 GHz) and the reflection loss is -53.78 dB at the matched thickness of 6.95 mm. It is expected that this SiO 2 @NiFe-LDH core-shell structural material can be used as a promising non-precious, metal-based material microwave absorber to eliminate electromagnetic wave contamination.