Tailoring the microwave permittivity and permeability of composite materials

The microwave permittivity (ɛ_r) and permeability (μ_r) of composite materials are tailored by adding various loading agents to a host plastic and are subsequently modeled using the Maxwell Garnett theory and second order polynomials. With the addition of manganese zinc ferrite, strontium ferrite, nickel zinc ferrite, barium tetratitanate and graphite powders, materials with values of ɛ′, e″, μ′, μ″ as high as 22, 5, 2.5 and 1.7 have been obtained. Permittivity and permeability data are calculated at 2.0245 GHz from reflection and transmission measurements performed in a 7 mm coaxial test line. The Maxwell Garnett (MG) theory successfully models ɛ_r if the filling factor is less than 0.30 and ratio |ɛ₁| (host)/ |ɛ₂| (powder) is greater than 0.04. As this ratio decreases, the MG theory is shown to be independent of ɛ₂ and second order polynomials are used to effectively model the dielectric constant. Polynomials are also used for the ferrite composites because it was determined that the MG theory was unable to model μ_r. This deficiency is attributed to the difference of domain structures that exist in powdered and sintered ferrites.     

A quasi-universal method to measure the electromagnetic characteristics of usual materials in the microwave range

Knowing the electromagnetic characteristics of different materials has become a major topic with the growing of wireless communications. The actual tools to perform this characterization have some limits, either in terms of limited frequency band, or in terms of inconstancy according to the different kinds of materials. On the basis of well-known procedures in the microwave domain, we present a new measurement cell equipped with a sample holder that can contain any kind of materials: solids, semi-solids (granular or powder materials), liquids. This technique can also characterize materials of thin thickness that are also more and more used in the RFID domain or in the realization of antennas on flexible substrates.     

Determination of the complex permittivity of disperse materials in the microwave range

An analysis is made of the existing waveguide methods (short-circuit, infinite layer, variable reactive load, direct determination of the wavelength and pattern of the electromagnetic field in the investigated material) as applied to disperse materials characterized by high losses. A comparison of the short-circuit method with the direct measurement of the propagation constant is used to show that the latter is preferable when applied to materials with large values of the permittivity (in excess of 10) and a large loss-angle tangent (in excess of 0.1). This method does not require complex mathematical calculations and makes it possible to determine unambiguously the permittivity, whereas the values of the loss-angle tangent are physically more reasonable.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 1, pp. 30–36, January, 1981.     

Measurement of complex permittivity and permeability of materials by quasi-optical method

A quasi-optical method for measuring the complex permittivity and permeability of materials at millimeter and submillimeter wavelengths is proposed. In principle, this method is applicable not only to solid samples but also to liquid and composite samples. The theory and experiment are described in this paper.     

A spectral interferometric method to measure thickness with large range

We present a spectral interferometric method to measure the thickness of an optical plate or a film with a single layer. The system is based on the Michelson interferometer configuration, and the spectral interference signal of a broadband light source is recorded by a spectrometer. The optical path difference (OPD) between two interfering beams can be obtained by Fourier transform from the spectral interferogram. Gaussian fitting is used to find the exact peak of fringe to enhance the precision of the measurements. When the sample is inserted into the sample beam, the film’s thickness can be calculated by comparing the change of OPD, provided that the sample group refractive index is known. Only a single measurement is needed to determine a film’s thickness after the initial OPD of the system is calibrated. As no moving parts are required, the system has good stability. In particular, a large range of thicknesses, from micrometers up to several millimeters, can be measured. Such a large range is valuable for optical measurements. For demonstration, we measured the thicknesses of preservative film, cover glass and carrier glass, which were 9.6 ± 0.55, 156.1 ± 0.75, 1008.44 ± 0.96 μm, respectively.     

Resonantly enhanced strip-line technique to measure microwave permeability of thin films

The sensitivity of a reflective single-port strip-line technique is increased by 10-20 times by amplification of a measured reflectivity response at a set of resonance frequencies. The resonant behavior is organized by connecting the strip cell to a network analyzer through a capacitor with a long coaxial cable. The capacitance defines the amplification; the cable length defines the resonance frequencies. S-parameters of the coaxial-to-strip junction and the field inhomogeneity inside the cell are accounted for by a reference measurement of sample with known constitutive parameters. Two methods for permeability calculation are suggested. The fist method is based on the comparison of Lorentzian parameters of resonance reflectivity curves. The second method is based on numerical solution of Fresnel's equation. The enhancement is essential at low-frequency part of the band, where the cell reflectivity is close to unity and the sensitivity of non-resonant technique is poor. The technique sensitivity is estimated by permeability measurements of Al stripes with different cross-section.     

Complex permittivity, complex permeability and microwave absorption properties of ferrite-paraffin polymer composites

We have investigated the electromagnetic (EM) characteristics of Co_xMn_1−xFe₂O₄ spinel ferrite (where x=0.0, 0.5 and 1.0) nanoparticles (NPs)/paraffin nanocomposite material at 8-20 GHz. Co_xMn_1−xFe₂O₄ NPs have been synthesized by cetyltrimethylammonium assisted hydrothermal route using NaOH. A variation in complex dielectric permittivity and magnetic permeability at room temperature with frequency in the range 8-20 GHz has been studied. Particles showed phase purity and crystallinity in powder X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. At the same time, Co_xMn_1−xFe₂O₄ NPs demonstrated a spinel cubic structure from XRD results. A reflection loss of −46.60 dB was found at 10.5 GHz for an absorber thickness of 2 mm. Co_xMn_1−xFe₂O₄ may be attractive candidates for EM wave absorption materials.     

A new method to measure the neutron skin

Dipole resonances have been excited in ^121?124Sn isotopes using (³He,t) charge exchange reaction at E ³ _He=177 MeV and the cross sections were related to the neutron-skin thicknesses. The well understood correlation may be used to determine the neutron-skin thicknesses in the future.     

Frequency dispersive complex permittivity and permeability of ferromagnetic metallic granular composite at microwave frequencies

We experimentally studied the frequency dependent complex permittivity ε and permeability μ of composite composed of carbonyl iron powder (CIP) and epoxy resin in the frequency range 1-18 GHz. We found that the intrinsic ε and μ of CIP extracted from the measured ε and μ of composites follow the classical Maxwell equations and the Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert (LLG) equation, respectively. The dependences of ε and μ of composites on the volume fraction of CIP (vf_CIP) were investigated using the two-exponent phenomenological percolation equation (TEPPE). We found that the TEPPE can fit the experimental results very well. Comparing the results of percolation parameters derived by experimental data at different frequencies, we show that the TEPPE is frequency independent for the composites at microwave frequencies. The results also show that the ε and μ spectrums of composites with definite vf_CIP can be correctly calculated by combining the TEPPE with the theoretical models of intrinsic ε and μ.     

Complex permittivity,complex permeability and microwave absorption properties of ferrite–polymer composites

The complex permittivity (ε′–jε″), complex permeability (μ′–jμ″) and microwave absorption properties of ferrite–polymer composites prepared with different ferrite ratios of 50%, 60%, 70% and 80% in polyurethane (PU) matrix have been investigated in X-band (8.2–12.4 GHz) frequency range. The M-type hexaferrite composition BaCo⁺²_0.9Fe⁺²_0.05Si⁺⁴_0.95Fe⁺³_10.1O₁₉ was prepared by solid-state reaction technique, whereas commercial PU was used to prepare the composites. At higher GHz frequencies, ferrite's permeabilities are drastically reduced, however, the forced conversion of Fe⁺³ to Fe⁺² ions that involves electron hopping, could have increased the dielectric losses in the chosen composition. We have measured complex permittivity and permeability using a vector network analyzer (HP/Agilent model PNA E8364B) and software module 85071. All the parameters ε′, ε″, μ′ and μ″ are found to increase with increased ferrite contents. Measured values of these parameters were used to determine the reflection loss at various sample thicknesses, based on a model of a single-layered plane wave absorber backed by a perfect conductor. The composite with 80% ferrite content has shown a minimum reflection loss of −24.5 dB (>99% power absorption) at 12 GHz with the −20 dB bandwidth over the extended frequency range of 11–13 GHz for an absorber thickness of 1.6 mm. The prepared composites can fruitfully be utilized for suppression of electromagnetic interference (EMI) and reduction of radar signatures (stealth technology).     

A novel method to measure dielectric properties of materials in terahertz spectroscopy

We present a simple method to obtain the optical and dielectric properties of samples without reference measurement in the reflection-type terahertz time-domain spectroscopy. The dielectric properties of the samples of silicon and gallium arsenide were examined. The optical and dielectric properties of the samples were measured through only simple configuration, without the misplacement error. The obtained dielectric functions of the samples in reflection geometry are in good agreement with that predicated by the theory. The main advantage of this method over other methods is its simplicity and accuracy and ease for application of the reflection systems with different incident angle.     

负介电常数材料与负磁导率材料双层结构的透射特性

利用麦克斯韦方程组研究了负介电常数材料和负磁导率材料组成的双层结构的透射特性.电磁波在跨越负介电常数材料层和负磁导率材料层的界面时，由边界条件导致了电磁场的大部分能量局域在界面上，形成特殊的界面模式.研究结果表明，当入射角满足某个特定条件时，这些界面模可以演变为共振隧穿模，导致共振透射的发生.这种输运特性可以实现带通滤波. 关键词： 负介电常数材料 负磁导率材料 单负材料 带通滤波器     

Complex permittivity, permeability and wide band microwave absorbing property of La substituted U-type hexaferrite

Polycrystalline samples of U-type hexaferrite series: (Ba_1−3xLa_2x)₄Co₂Fe₃₆O₆₀ with 0.10≤x≤0.20 in step of 0.05, are prepared by conventional solid state reaction route. Partial substitution of Ba²⁺ ions with La³⁺ ions enhances the electron hopping and reduces the magnetic interaction in the samples over the entire X-band frequencies; leading to wide band microwave absorption in all sample. Relative complex permittivity (ε_r=ε′−jε″) and permeability (μ_r=μ′−jμ″) of the prepared samples were measured using Vector Network Analyzer (VNA, Agilent PNA-L N5230A) for X-band (8.2-12.4 GHz) frequency range. The maximum absorption of 99.8% was obtained for x=0.10 sample for thickness t_m=1.8 mm and all sample showed absorption ≥96%. The reflection loss (R_L) calculated using the measured parameter (ε_r=ε′−jε″ and μ_r=μ′−jμ″) shows good agreement when compared with the return loss measured directly using VNA for sample x=0.20. The material can be expected to find relevance in suppression of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding and reduction of radar signatures.     

A method to accurately measure and respond to an underwater sound pulse in a wide dynamic range

I.IntroductionTomeasurethesound1evelofanundcrwatersoundpulsewithunknownamplitudeisofimportanceinunderwaterapp1ication.Forinstancc,asimu1ationsystemusedtointerfcresomesonarmusthavesuchfunction,whichhastobeabIctomeasurethesoundlcvelatreceivingpointandretransmitasimulatcdsignalwithrequircdsoundlcvelafterpropcrprocessing.Itisdifficultforanorma1peakorthresho1ddetectortocompletethistask.Thereasonforthisisthattherangeofthesignalamp1itudercaches7O-8odBandthereissomedistortionofsignalwaveform,inaddit…     

一种测量p-GaN载流子浓度的方法

提出了一种测量p-GaN载流子浓度的方法,其主要思想是利用p-n⁺结构GaN探测器长波和短波量子效率的差值随反向偏压的变化关系,找到p-GaN层刚好完全耗尽时的偏压,从而求出p-GaN层载流子浓度.模拟计算表明,该方法能够准确测量出p-GaN层的载流子浓度,而且受表面复合、欧姆接触影响很小.进一步研究了实际测量中如何选择p-GaN层厚度,计算结果表明,p-GaN层的优化厚度值随着p-GaN层的浓度增加而减小. 关键词： p-GaN 载流子浓度测量 紫外探测器     

Dielectric properties of moist disperse materials in the microwave range

The behavior of the dielectric permittivity of a mixture of disperse materials is investigated for a change in the volume content of the component with a high value of the dielectric permittivity. An analysis is performed from the viewpoint of computing the dielectric permittivity of such mixtures. A formula is proposed for computation of the dielectric permittivity of mixtures of disperse materials with water.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 7, pp. 74–78, July, 1981.     

基于TM0mn模式微波介质材料复介电常数的测量

提出了一种基于闭式谐振腔TM0mn模式测量微波介质材料复介电常数的方法。利用模式匹配技术、Ritz-Galerkin方法以及传输模品质因数测量法导出了介质材料相对介电常数和损耗角正切的测量公式。最后,利用矢量网络分析仪对常用天线罩材料进行了扫频测量,结果表明：高分子量聚乙烯在3~6 GHz范围内的相对介电常数为2.30±0.05,损耗角正切为(1.8~2.0)×10-4。     

基于TM0mn模式微波介质材料复介电常数的测量

 提出了一种基于闭式谐振腔TM_0mn模式测量微波介质材料复介电常数的方法。利用模式匹配技术、Ritz-Galerkin方法以及传输模品质因数测量法导出了介质材料相对介电常数和损耗角正切的测量公式。最后,利用矢量网络分析仪对常用天线罩材料进行了扫频测量,结果表明：高分子量聚乙烯在3~6 GHz范围内的相对介电常数为2.30±0.05,损耗角正切为(1.8~2.0)×10^-4。     

A new method to study complex materials in solid state chemistry: application to chalcogenide materials

We show that a combined application of Mössbauer spectroscopy and other experimental tools such as X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X‐ray absorption spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance provides a coherent picture of the local electronic structure in chalcogenide materials. In order to develop this idea we propose an analysis of the Sn, Sb and Te local electronic structures for three different systems of materials. The first example concerns the In–Sn–S system. We show that Li insertion in In₁₆Sn₄S₃₂ leads to changes of the Sn oxidation states from Sn(IV) to Sn(II). The second example concerns materials of the Tl–Sb–S system. We show that variations of the ¹²¹Sb Mössbauer isomer shift and surface of the first peak of the X‐ray absorption spectra at the Sb L_III edge can be linearly correlated because of the main influence of the Sb 5s electrons. This is explained by changes in the local environment of the Sb atoms. The last example concerns the crystalline phases of the Tl–Sn–Te system. The formal oxidation numbers of the Te atoms are determined from ¹²⁵Te Mössbauer spectroscopy and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy. They are related to the different types of bonds involving the Te atoms in the Tl–Sn–Te compounds.