FeCoNiCr0.4CuX High-Entropy Alloys with Strong Intergranular Magnetic Coupling for Stable Megahertz Electromagnetic Absorption in a Wide Temperature Spectrum

Xiaoji Liu; Yuping Duan; Zerui Li; Huifang Pang; Lingxi Huang; Xuan Yang; Yupeng Shi; Tongmin Wang; Xingjun Lv

doi:10.1021/acsami.1c22670

FeCoNiCr_0.4Cu_X High-Entropy Alloys with Strong Intergranular Magnetic Coupling for Stable Megahertz Electromagnetic Absorption in a Wide Temperature Spectrum

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2022 Feb 9;14(5):7012-7021. doi: 10.1021/acsami.1c22670. Epub 2022 Jan 28.

Authors

Xiaoji Liu¹, Yuping Duan¹, Zerui Li¹, Huifang Pang¹, Lingxi Huang¹, Xuan Yang¹, Yupeng Shi¹, Tongmin Wang¹, Xingjun Lv²

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Solidification Control and Digital Preparation Technology, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116085, P.R. China.
² School of Civil Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian, Liaoning 116085, P.R. China.

PMID: 35088594
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c22670

Abstract

Electromagnetic (EM) absorbers serving in the megahertz (MHz) band and a wide temperature range (from -50 to 150 °C) require high and temperature-stable permeability for outstanding EM absorption performance. Herein, FeCoNiCr_0.4Cu_X high-entropy alloy (HEA) powders with a unique nanocrystalline structure separated by a thin amorphous layer (NTA) are designed to improve permeability and enhance intergranular coupling. Simultaneously, the long-range anisotropy is introduced via devising the preparation process and tuning the chemical composition, such that the intergranular exchange interaction is further strengthened for stable permeability and EM wave absorption in a wide temperature range. FeCoNiCr_0.4Cu_0.2 HEAs exhibit a near-zero permeability temperature coefficient (5.7 × 10^-7 °C^-1) a in wide temperature range. The maximum reflection loss (RL) of FeCoNiCr_0.4Cu_0.2 HEAs is higher than -7 dB with 5 mm thickness at -50-150 °C, and the absorption bandwidth (RL < -7 dB) can almost cover 400-1000 MHz. Furthermore, FeCoNiCr_0.4Cu_0.2 HEAs also have a high Curie temperature (770 °C) and distinguished oxidation resistance. The permeability temperature dependence of FeCoNiCr_0.4Cu_X HEAs is investigated in-depth in light of the microstructural change induced by tuning the chemical composition, and a new inspiration is provided for the design of magnetic applications serving in wide temperature, such as transformers, sensors, and EM absorbers.

Keywords: electromagnetic wave absorption; high-entropy alloys; magnetic coupling; megahertz frequency range; wide temperature spectrum.