Fabrication of the Fe-Doped Corona Schiff Base for Enhanced Microwave Absorption Performance

Abstract

A corolla-shaped Schiff base polymer was synthesized from terephthalaldehyde (TPAD), glutaraldehyde (GA), and p-phenylenediamine (PPD) by block copolymerization, and Schiff base iron complexes were formed by doping with FeCl3. The microscopic morphology, crystal structure, and elemental valence state were characterized by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Comparing the change of conductivity before and after Fe3+ doping, it was found that the conductivity did not break away from the category of insulator, and the doped sample is a paramagnetic material. Morphological changes were observed by adjusting the ratio of GA to TPAD, and it was found that the corolla-like structure was most complete when the ratio of GA to TPAD was 2:1, and its Schiff base iron complex absorbed waves better. At a thickness of 3 mm, the absorption effect can reach below −10 dB at 12.44–15.16 GHz, and the maximum absorption value is −45.07 dB at a thickness of 3.8 mm; it is an organic absorbing agent with excellent impedance matching and absorbing properties.