Hierarchical Fe3O4@TiO2 Yolk–Shell Microspheres with Enhanced Microwave‐Absorption Properties. Issue 21 (20th March 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Jiwei; Xu, Junjie; Che, Renchao; Chen, Huajun; Liu, Mengmei; Liu, Zhengwang
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 19:Issue 21(2013)
• Page Start: 6746
• Page End: 6752
• Publication Date: 2013-03-20
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.201203557
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main" xml:lang="en"> <title>Abstract</title> <p>A facile and efficient strategy for the synthesis of hierarchical yolk–shell microspheres with magnetic Fe₃O₄ cores and dielectric TiO₂ shells has been developed. Various Fe₃O₄@TiO₂ yolk–shell microspheres with different core sizes, interstitial void volumes, and shell thicknesses have been successfully synthesized by controlling the synthetic parameters. Moreover, the microwave absorption properties of these yolk–shell microspheres, such as the complex permittivity and permeability, were investigated. The electromagnetic data demonstrate that the as‐synthesized Fe₃O₄@TiO₂ yolk–shell microspheres exhibit significantly enhanced microwave absorption properties compared with pure Fe₃O₄ and our previously reported Fe₃O₄@TiO₂ core–shell microspheres, which may result from the unique yolk–shell structure with a large surface area and high porosity, as well as synergistic effects between the functional Fe₃O₄ cores and TiO₂ shells.</p> </abstract>