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Synthesis, characterization and microwave transparent properties of Mn3O4 microspheres

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We synthesized a kind of novel hierarchical Mn3O4 spinel metal oxide with hollow core–shell structures by a facile one-step hydrothermal route with a further calcination process. The crystal structure and micro-morphology of these samples were characterized in detail. When employed as the microwave transmission material, the Mn3O4 microspheres calcined at 300 °C exhibit excellent wave-transparent property. Therefore, it is believed the Mn3O4 microspheres are an ideal candidate for next-generation wave-transparent materials.

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Financial support was provided by the National Science Foundation of China (Grants Nos. 21806129, 51872238, 61771402, 61505164, 11674266, 11372248, and 51575297), the Science and Technology Plan of Shenzhen City (No. JCYJ20170817162221169), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 3102018zy045) and the Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China (No. 2017JQ5116, 2017JM6094).

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  1. School of Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, 710072, People’s Republic of China

    Di Lan, Ming Qin, Ruisheng Yang, Hongjing Wu, Zirui Jia, Kaichang Kou, Yuancheng Fan, Quanhong Fu & Fuli Zhang

  2. Research & Development Institute in Shenzhen, Northwestern Polytechnical University, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China

    Fuli Zhang

  3. Institute of Materials for Energy and Environment, State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of New Fiber Materials and Modern Textile, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Qingdao University, Qingdao, 266071, People’s Republic of China

    Guanglei Wu

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Lan, D., Qin, M., Yang, R. et al. Synthesis, characterization and microwave transparent properties of Mn3O4 microspheres. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 30, 8771–8776 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-01201-7

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