Shuoqing Yan

Magnetoelectric properties of lead-free (80Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-20Bi0.5K0.5TiO3)-Ni0.8Zn0.2Fe2O4 particulate composites prepared by in situ sol-gel

Lead-free multiferroic ceramics consisting of (1-x) (80Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-20Bi0.5K0.5TiO3) (BNT-BKT)-xNi0.8Zn0.2Fe2O4 (NZFO) (x = 0, 0.15, 0.25, 0.35, and 0.45) were synthesized by the in situ sol-gel method. The structural, ferroelectric, piezoelectric, ferromagnetic, and magnetoelectric (ME) properties were measured as a function of the NZFO content x. The results showed that the coexistence of BNT-BKT and NZFO phases and the presence of the morphotropic phase boundary in the BNT-BKT phase with a high piezoelectric coefficient d33 (∼131 pC/N) were confirmed. The composites exhibited a homogeneous microstructure and well-combined interfaces between the magnetostrictive and piezoelectric phases, as well as an improved ME response. The largest ME voltage coefficient (αME) of 42.41 mV/cm Oe was achieved for the 0.65(BNT-BKT)-0.35NZFO composite, which is in fact the highest one reported so far for lead-free particulate ME composites fabricated via in situ processing.

Effect of Co 2 O 3 Addition on Stability of Permeability to an Impulse Magnetic Field in NiCuZn Ferrites

The NiCuZn ferrites doped with Bi2O3 and Co2O3 were prepared by the solid-state reaction method. Micrographs were obtained by SEM. The complex permeability spectra were measured by Agilent E4991A and 16454A. Variation of the permeability under a magnetic field impulse was measured by Agilent 4284A. Effect of the Co2O3 content on the permeability spectra of the NiCuZn ferrite samples before and after exposing to an impulse magnetic field was discussed. The corresponding permeability spectra of the samples were decomposed into the domain wall motion component and the spin rotation component. The results show that the permeability at 1 MHz decreases and the resonance frequency increases with more Co2O3 content, and Co2+ have different effect on the two kinds of magnetic susceptibility components. Different variation was revealed for the domain wall motion component and the spin rotation component after exposing to an impulse magnetic field. The decline rate of susceptibility by domain wall motion is smaller than that of susceptibility by spin rotation.