Microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of Fe-doped 1T/2H-MoS2 few-layer nanosheets for efficient electromagnetic wave absorbing

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS 2 ) has been considered as an excellent candidate for microwave absorption applications due to its appropriate electrical conductivity and large area size. However, the absorption efficiency and absorption bandwidth of single-phase MoS 2 nanocomposites have been limited due to the weak electrical conductivity and magnetism . This paper proposes a feasible strategy to optimize the electromagnetic properties of MoS 2 absorbent by Fe-doping. The MoS 2 nanosheets with different Fe concentration have been synthesized a microwave-assisted hydrothermal process. Microstructure characterizations reveal that Fe dopants can facilitate the formation mixed 1T/2H phase MoS 2 nanosheets. Owing to the improved permittivity and permeability properties, impedance matching, as well as attenuation characteristics originated from the doping effect and partial phase transformation, the Fe-doped 1T/2H-MoS 2 nanosheets exhibit excellent electromagnetic wave absorbing properties. Its maximum reflection loss reaches − 60.03 dB at the matching thickness of 5.65 mm, and the effective absorption bandwidth below − 10 dB is 5.33 GHz. Such novel doping strategy provides a new insight for design and controlling the magneto-dielectric properties of MoS 2 nanostructures .