A study on the fused deposition modeling process of graphene/nano-Fe3O4 composite absorber and its absorbing properties of electromagnetic microwave

Abstract

Graphene/polylactic acid; nano-Fe3O4/polylactic acid; and graphene/nano-Fe3O4/polylactic acid composite absorbers are independently produced by fused deposition modeling technology. The effects of the content of graphene and nano-Fe3O4 on absorbing properties are investigated. After measuring the electromagnetic parameters using the waveguide method, the absorbing property is characterized according to the transmission line theory. The distribution of graphene and nano-Fe3O4 in the matrix is observed by scanning electronic microscopy (SEM). The results show that the graphene and nanometer ferroferric oxide multicomponent absorbing agent helps to form a synergistic absorbing effect. In the frequency range 8.2-18.0 GHz; the absorber has the greatest absorbing property when the content of graphene and nanosize Fe3O4 are 5 wt% and 20 wt%, respectively.