Microwave Absorption Study of Nano Synthesized Strontium Ferrite Particles in X Band
Microwave ferrites require high coercivity for their use as microwave absorbers. Strontium hexaferrite is one of the best material due to its magnetic properties , high coercivity, large unilateral magnetic anisotropy and very low cost in comparison to others make it suitable for the use as microwave components specifically microwave absorber .Strontium nano hexa ferrites were successfully synthesized through chemical co-precipitation method. The synthesized nanostructure was characterized by X-Ray powder diffraction(XRD) and fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR).The XRD result shows the shift from amorphous to crystalline after the calcination of sample at 600 0 C.The behaviour of ferrite as microwave absorber was also studied for X band of frequencies.
The influence of solvent composition in the sol-gel synthesis of cobalt ferrite (CoFe2O4): A route to tuning its magnetic and mechanical properties
Abstract This work presents a successful, environmentally-friendly route for tuning the magnetic and mechanical properties of CoFe2O4 sintered ceramics. The precursor powders were prepared from mixtures containing 100, 50 and 20% water, with the remaining volume composed of isopropanol. The synthesised powders were pressed into pellets and sintered at 1150 and 1200 °C. SEM micrographs indicate that the solvent exerts a major influence over the morphology of the ferrite grains. Vickers hardness shows a maximum for products from a medium containing 50% water, which could be directly related to the smaller average size of the CoFe2O4 grains. The coercivity of the pellets is strongly influenced by the reactional medium, with a maximum of 501.7 Oe (sample prepared at 20% water and fired at 1150 °C). This work opens up possibilities for fine tuning of the final properties of CoFe2O4 sintered ceramics, further enabling the utilisation of this material in advanced applications.
Researches on Structural Factor Involvement in Oral Tribology
This study is focused on two ceramic materials, D.SING (Ivoclar) and VM13 (emphasis the VITA TN), frequently used in restorative dentistry practice and it comes to complete a full set of results obtained by the authors over several years of research on oral tribology with main influence on oral health. In this way there are involved more specific structural aspects of dental restorative ceramic materials quality as is shown in [1].