Microwave absorption properties of double-layer absorbers made of NiCoZn ferrites and hollow glass microspheres electroless plated with FeCoNiB

Amorphous FeCoNiB coatings were deposited by an electroless plating technique on the hollow glass microspheres. NiCoZn spinel ferrites sintered show two dispersion peaks (1.81 and 6.98 GHz). By fitting its permeability dispersion spectra, the one at low frequency is believed to be due to the domain wall movement mechanism, the other one is due to the spin rotation mechanism. Used in a single-layer absorber structure, neither the hollow glass microspheres coated nor the NiCoZn could meet the demand of light weight. However, if a double-layer absorber structure is used, not only the total weight of an absorber is reduced, but also the microwave absorption performance is enhanced.