Correlation between composition and electrodynamics properties in nanocomposites based on hard/soft ferrimagnetics with strong exchange coupling

Abstract

In this work, Sr 0.3 Ba 0.4 Pb 0.3 Fe 12 O 19 /(CuFe 2 O 4 ) x (x = 2, 3, 4, and 5) as strongly exchange-coupled nanosized ferrites were fabricated using a one-pot sol-gel combustion method (citrate sol-gel method). The X-ray diffraction (XRD) powder patterns of the products confirmed the occurrence of pure, exchange-coupled ferrites. Frequency dependencies of the microwave characteristics (MW) were investigated using a co-axial method. The non-linear behavior of the MW with the composition transformation may be due to different degrees of Fe ion oxidation on the spinel/hexaferrite grain boundaries and strong exchange coupling during the hard and soft phases. © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.