Flexible nanocomposites with enhanced microwave absorption properties based on Fe3O4/SiO2 nanorods and polyvinylidene fluoride

• DOI: 10.1039/c5ta01924a
• Publication Date: 2015-04-30T08:33:47Z
• Authors: Xiaofang Liu; Yaxin Chen; Xinrui Cui; Min Zeng; Ronghai Yu; Guang-Sheng Wang
• Keywords: Polyvinylidene fluoride; Nanorod

Flexible Fe₃O₄/SiO₂/PVDF nanocomposites are prepared by embedding porous Fe₃O₄/SiO₂ core/shell nanorods in polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) matrix. The nanocomposite with filler content of 40 wt% shows excellent microwave absorption performance over 2−18 GHz.