Outstanding microwave absorption behavior and classical magnetism of Y1-xKxFeO3 honeycomb-like nano powders

Yttrium perovskite ferrite has a stable and symmetrical crystal structure and a simple preparation route. However, it exhibits poor absorption performance at 17–18 GHz. Several studies in the past have reported on the formation of mixed-valence states induced by the addition of monovalent K ions . In this study, YFeO 3 was synthesized by doping with monovalent K via the sol-gel auto combustion method. This greatly optimized the wave-absorbing properties and effective bandwidth of YFeO 3 . The influence of different K additions on the absorption properties of the materials was also studied. All the hybrid composites showed excellent absorbing properties, with Y 0.8 K 0.2 FeO 3 having an effective bandwidth of 4.88 GHz at a simulated thickness of 2.0 mm, Furthermore, the reflection loss (RL) value of Y 0.7 K 0.3 FeO 3 reached − 30.56 dB at 15.44 GHz (effective bandwidth up to 4.72 GHz) corresponding to the thickness of only 1.6 mm. This demonstrates that this broadband effect is greater than other similar materials. Moreover, the as-prepared samples completely covered the X and Ku band at only 2.2 mm, and the maximum effective bandwidth reached 5.28 GHz at 2.0 mm. The excellent wave absorption and frequency broadening effects were due to the various loss mechanisms and improved impedance matching characteristics caused by doping.