ISSN 3041-1815. Physicochemical Mechanics of Materials. 2026.
Volume 62, Issue 4
Modeling of symmetric multilayer microwave-absorbing composites based on nickel nanoparticles
Kytsya A. R. 
Department of Physical Chemistry of Fossil Fuels of the Institute of Physical-Organic Chemistry and Coal Chemistry named after L. M. Lytvynenko of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Karpenko Physico-Mechanical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine. (https://ror.org/02jv3yx22)
Bazylyak L. I.
Department of Physical Chemistry of Fossil Fuels of the Institute of Physical-Organic Chemistry and Coal Chemistry named after L. M. Lytvynenko of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Karpenko Physico-Mechanical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine. (https://ror.org/02jv3yx22)
Zirka A. L.
Central Scientific Research Institute of Armament and Military Equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Biloborodov O. O.
Central Scientific Research Institute of Armament and Military Equipment of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
Kalenyuk O. A.
G. V. Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. (https://ror.org/01a1qdv64)
Kyiv Academic University (https://ror.org/02vrpj575)
Futimsky S. I.
G. V. Kurdyumov Institute for Metal Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kyiv, Ukraine. (https://ror.org/01a1qdv64)
Kyiv Academic University (https://ror.org/02vrpj575)
Fedorchuk A. A.
Department of Physical Chemistry of Fossil Fuels of the Institute of Physical-Organic Chemistry and Coal Chemistry named after L. M. Lytvynenko of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine
Zavaliy I. Yu.
Karpenko Physico-Mechanical Institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine. (https://ror.org/02jv3yx22)
Keywords
electromagnetic wave absorption; nickel nanoparticles; symmetric multilayer composites; electromagnetic compatibility; transfer matrix method.
Cite as
Kytsya A. R., Bazylyak L. I., Zirka A. L., Biloborodov O. O., Kalenyuk O. A., Futimsky S. I., Fedorchuk A. A., and Zavaliy I. Yu. Modeling of symmetric multilayer microwave-absorbing composites based on nickel nanoparticles. Physicochemical Mechanics of Materials. 2026. 62(4), 57-63.
Abstract
The complex dielectric and magnetic permeability of polymer composites based on nickel nanoparticles with different morphologies were investigated in the microwave frequency range. Using the experimentally determined electromagnetic parameters, symmetric multilayer microwave-absorbing structures for intercomponent shielding in electromagnetic compatibility applications were modeled by the transfer matrix method. It was shown that a gradient distribution of electromagnetic parameters significantly reduced reflection losses (compared with single-layer composites) while providing an electromagnetic wave absorption coefficient above 0.9. Two symmetric multilayer configurations were proposed, providing either a minimum reflection loss of approximately −50 dB or more uniform electromagnetic characteristics with lower structural complexity.