Nanocrystalline gadolinium iron garnet for circulator applications |
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Authors: | T Ramesh RS Shinde SR Murthy |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Physics, Osmania University, Tarnaka, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500007, India;2. Ferrite Laboratory, RRCAT, Indore, India |
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Abstract: | Due to high resistivity and low microwave losses, gadolinium iron garnets (GdIG) are useful materials for non-reciprocal devices such as circulators or isolators. Keeping the miniaturization and cost reduction in mind, the trend is to modify the conventional methods of preparation of samples. In this connection we have synthesized nanocystalline GdIG by using the Microwave Hydrothermal method at 160 °C/45 min. As synthesized powders were characterized by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy and Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy. XRD patterns show the formation of a garnet phase with crystallite size varying between 19 nm and 40 nm. Differential Thermal Analysis studies were also carried out on the nanopowders. The powders were densified at a lower sintering temperature of 1100 °C/45 min using a microwave sintering method. The sintered samples were characterized by XRD and atomic force microscopy. The frequency dependence of complex permittivity and ferromagnetic resonance were measured in the Ka band frequency (27–40 GHz). Magnetic properties were also measured at room temperature. |
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Keywords: | Garnet Microwave-Hydrothermal Microwave sintering Complex permittivity Ferromagnetic resonance |
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