Comparison of microwave absorption properties of SrFe12O19, SrFe12O19/NiFe2O4, and NiFe2O4 particles

Abstract

In this study, ferrimagnetic (SrFe12O19, SrFe12O19/NiFe2O4, and NiFe2O4) nanostructure particles were synthesized by the co-precipitation of chloride salts using the sodium hydroxide solution. The resulting precursors were heat-treated at 1100 °C for 4 h. After cooling in the furnace, the ferrite powders were pressed at 10 bars and then sintered at 1200 °C for 4 h. The saturation magnetization was increased and the coercivity was decreased by sintering (because of morphology changing) and alternating of the ferrite kind. For example, at SrFe12O19, the saturation magnetization was increased from 291 G to 300 G and the coercivity was decreased from 2.8 kOe to 1.8 kOe by sintering. The microwave absorption properties of the nanostructure particles were studied by ferromagnetic resonance and transmit-line theories, as well as Reflection Loss plots. Before sintering, the RL spectra of SrFe12O19 and the composite were below −3 dB, but they reached −6 dB at 11.1 GHz for NiFe2O4. The RL spectra of the samples were increased by sintering due to reduction of porosity and damping factor. The maximum microwave absorption reached −35 dB (at resonance frequency) for the NiFe2O4 state.