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Title: Gadolinium silicide (Gd5Si4) nanoparticles for tuneable broad band microwave absorption

Journal Article · · Materials Research Express (Online)
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  1. Indian Institute of Science (India)
  2. Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA (United States)
  3. Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
  4. Ames Lab. and Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)
  5. Virginia Commonwealth Univ., Richmond, VA (United States); Iowa State Univ., Ames, IA (United States)

We report that soft magnetic Gd5Si4 nanoparticles exhibit excellent microwave absorption in the Ku-band (12.4-18 GHz) when dispersed in poly (dimethyl siloxane), PDMS. The minimum experimentally recorded reflection loss (RL) of Gd5Si4-PDMS nanocomposite is -69 dB, with a large bandwidth for a single 6 mm-thick layer. The bandwidth can be further extended by using a novel design where 1 mm-thick layers of the nanocomposite are arranged into a modified pyramid-shaped absorber. Standard electromagnetic (EM) simulations confirm experimental results.

Research Organization:
Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Materials Sciences & Engineering Division
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-07CH11358
OSTI ID:
1501618
Report Number(s):
IS-J-9907
Journal Information:
Materials Research Express (Online), Vol. 6, Issue 5; ISSN 2053-1591
Publisher:
IOP PublishingCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 5 works
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