Mukesh C. Dimri

Complex Permittivity and Permeability of Co

We measured dielectric, magnetic, and microwave properties of Co 2U hexaferrite (Ba4Co2Fe36O 60) polycrystalline bulk and composite thick film samples, and studied the effect of annealing temperature on phase formation and microstructure. We synthesized the bulk samples from a precursor prepared by the citrate method. The values of dielectric constant at radio frequencies (50 Hz-1 MHz) of the bulk Co2U12 sample sintered at 1200degC are much higher, and the resistivities are lower, compared to M-type barium hexaferrites. Coercivity is also low, having a value of 5 G for the Co2U12 sample, whereas the saturation magnetization value is 59 emu/g, which is comparable to that of M-type hexaferrites. We also measured the complex permittivity and permeability for Co2U12 samples at microwave frequencies and found the values high compared to M-type barium hexaferrite at these frequencies. Thick composite films were prepared from a ferrite-polymer mix, and all the above properties were studied for these films. We observed that these thick films have lower values of dielectric and magnetic parameters both at low and microwave frequencies. We measured microwave-absorbing properties for the ferrite-polymer sample (ferrite to polymer ratio 70/30) which showed a maximum reflection loss of -37.5 dB at 11.5 GHz for the 3.5-mm-thick sample

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Static and magic-angle spinning (11)B nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) data at 4.7 T and 8.5 T have been obtained under cryogenic conditions on a diluted sample of magnesium diboride powder in the normal and superconducting state. The data provide accurate information on the magnetic shift and longitudinal relaxation time down to a temperature of 8 K, with a resolution improvement over the entire temperature range. The onset of superconductivity is unaffected by the sample rotation, as revealed by a steep variation of the magnetic shift just below the critical temperature.

U (Ba

Curie temperature of polycrystalline barium hexaferrite (BaFe12O19), prepared by conventional solid state technique, is anomalously and significantly enhanced (by nearly 15%) by energetic heavy ion irradiation (150 MeV, Ag12+) at ambient temperature due to dense electronic excitations Moderate fluence (1 × 1012 ions/cm2) induces structural defects giving rise to above enhancement. As established by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy and Raman studies, higher fluence (1 × 1013 ions/cm2) has structurally transformed the sample to amorphous phase with marginal change in magnetization and Curie temperature.