Effects of crystalline phase formation of multiferroic BiFeO3on microwave absorption characteristics

Siti Nor Ain, Rusly and Khamirul Amin, Matori and Ismayadi, Ismail and Zulkifly, Abbas and Zaiki, Awang and Fadzidah, Mohd Idris and Idza Riati, Ibrahim (2018) Effects of crystalline phase formation of multiferroic BiFeO3on microwave absorption characteristics. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics, 29 (12). pp. 13229-13240.

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Abstract

This paper reports a study of the microwave absorption properties of multiferroic BiFeO3 (BFO) epoxy resin composites. The effects of various sintering temperatures on the crystalline phase of BFO and its microwave absorption characteristics were critically analyzed. BFO nanoparticles were synthesized by mechanical activation high energy ball milling (HEBM) with post heat treatment over various temperatures ranging from 700 to 800 °C. The XRD results showed by using the HEBM method, BFO phase is formed at a lower sintering temperature of 700 °C compared to conventional solid state reaction due to the enhanced diffusion rates. The phase composition and the grain sizes had significant influence on the permeability, permittivity and reflection loss values of BFO composites measured by a network analyzer in the frequency range from 8 to 18 GHz. It was observed that the purity fraction of BFO phase and the grain sizes increased with the sintering temperature. By increasing the sintering temperature up to 775 °C, the microwave absorption properties were enhanced over a broad working frequency range corresponding to the reflection loss below − 10 dB (i.e. 90% absorption) due to crystalline phase changes. BFO samples sintered at 775 °C demonstrated higher absorption ability with RLmin − 40.5 dB over a 1.31 GHz bandwidth, showing that BiFeO3 has great potential as a microwave absorbing material.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: microwave , multiferroic BiFeO3 , unimas, university, universiti, Borneo, Malaysia, Sarawak, Kuching, Samarahan, ipta, education, research, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
Subjects: Q Science > Q Science (General)
Divisions: Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Centre for Pre-University Studies
Faculties, Institutes, Centres > Centre for Pre-University Studies
Academic Faculties, Institutes and Centres > Centre for Pre-University Studies
Depositing User: Tuah
Date Deposited: 16 Oct 2020 07:06
Last Modified: 16 Oct 2020 07:06
URI: http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/32205

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