The expansion of operating frequencies in next-generation communication and electronic devices has intensified electromagnetic interference (EMI), creating demand for efficient highfrequency absorbers. This study presents the design of a W-type ferrit...
The expansion of operating frequencies in next-generation communication and electronic devices has intensified electromagnetic interference (EMI), creating demand for efficient highfrequency absorbers. This study presents the design of a W-type ferrite-based electromagnetic wave absorber with enhanced performance. Single-phase W-type ferrites were synthesized via a co-precipitation method, where the optimized NaOH–Na2Co3 precipitant and 1250 °C calcination yielded homogeneous Sr–Ni ferrite plates. Ba–Zn/Co W-type ferrites exhibited tunable magnetic and absorption properties depending on Co substitution. The optimized sample achieved an effective absorption bandwidth (EAB) of 10.03 GHz (12.4–22.43 GHz) at a matching thickness of 1.471 mm. To overcome the bandwidth limit only from magnetic loss, carbon nanotubes (CNT) were introduced to enhance dielectric loss. With 0.2 wt% CNT, the matching thickness decreased to 1.340 mm and the EAB expanded to 13.21 GHz. These results demonstrate that synergistic control of magnetic and dielectric losses enables broadband, thin, and high-efficiency absorbers suitable for high-frequency EMI suppression.