Facile synthesis of LaNiO3 microspheres with efficient broad band microwave absorption performance

Here, we synthesized LaNiO3 microspheres by a simple hydrothermal synthesis and subsequent annealing process. The LaNiO3 microspheres are characterized by TG-DSC, XRD, FESEM, TEM and VAN. Noticeably, owing to the effective synergism between significant dielectric loss and optimum impedance match, LaNiO3 microspheres exhibit significantly remarkable attenuation capability and wide-band respond. Therefore, the possible mechanism of microwave absorption enhancement is carefully investigated. A minimum reflection loss intensity −30.6 dB of LaNiO3 microspheres can be achieved and a broad effective absorbing bandwidth (reflection loss reaches −10.0 dB) of 4.72 GHz (8.16–12.88 GHz) at the thickness of 2.0 mm. Furthermore, the overall effective bandwidth is obtained up to 14.5 GHz from 3.5 GHz to 18 GHz, covering more than 90% of the measured frequency range. It is expected that the LaNiO3 microspheres could be used to design efficient microwave absorption materials.