Magnetic materials are being increasingly used in anti-counterfeiting coatings, but the dark colors of magnetic materials greatly limit their applications. This necessitates the development of light-colored magnetic materials. In this study, the heterogeneous precipitation method was used to deposit a layer of titanium dioxide (TiO2) on the surface of magnetic spherical metal particles, followed by the deposition of a layer of Ag by the reduction method, in order to achieve a light color. In the experiment, the particles were initially coated with a few tens of nanometers of TiO2 with a strong shading effect, followed by a further coating of Ag of the same thickness with a similar shading performance. Not only did this achieve a lighter color, but there was no reduction in the magnetic properties of the material after the application of the coating. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), scanning electron microscopy and energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), X-ray diffractometry (XRD), and other methods were used to study the changes in morphology and composition before and after the magnetic material was coated. A magnetic tester was used to study the changes in magnetic strength before and after the magnetic material was coated.
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