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Microwave absorbing materials (MAMs) has been intensively investigated in order to meet the requirement of electromagnetic radiation control, especially in S and C band. In this work, FeCo-based magnetic MAMs are hydrothermally synthesized via a magnetic-field-induced process. The composition and morphology of the MAMs are capable of being adjusted simultaneously by the atomic ratio of Fe2+ to Co2+ in the precursor. The hierarchical magnetic microchain, which has a core–shell structure of two-dimensional FexCo1−xOOH nanosheets anchored vertically on the surface of a one-dimensional (1D) Co microchain, shows significantly enhanced microwave absorption in C band, resulting in a reflection loss (RL) of lower than −20 dB at frequencies ranging from 4.4 to 8.0 GHz under a suitable matching thickness. The magnetic coupling of Co microcrystals and the double-loss mechanisms out of the core-shell structure are considered to promote the microwave attenuation capability. The hierarchical design of 1D magnetic MAMs provides a feasible strategy to solve the electromagnetic pollution in C band.

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Received: 23 September 2022
Revised: 27 September 2022
Accepted: 28 September 2022
Published: 12 October 2022
Issue date: January 2023

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© Tsinghua University Press 2022

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The authors are grateful for the supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. U21A2093). This work was also financially supported by the Polymer Electromagnetic Functional Materials Innovation Team of Shaanxi Sanqin Scholars. We would also like to thank the Analytical & Testing Center of Northwestern Polytechnical University for SEM and XPS tests.

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