Ba2Zn2Fe12O22–MgFe2O4 composite with matching permittivity and permeability in high frequency range for antenna application
摘要
Ferrite composites with the composition (Ba2Zn2Fe12O22)1-x(MgFe2O4)x, where x = 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, and 1.0 were synthesized using a one-pot coprecipitation method. XRD analysis confirmed the presence of Ba2Zn2Fe12O22 (Zn2Y) hexaferrite and MgFe2O4 (ZnF) spinel ferrite phases in the composite. FESEM revealed a microstructure consisting of platy hexaferrite grains and isotropic cubic spinel grains. The saturation magnetization decreased from 34.3 to 25.7 emu g−1 with increasing MgF content. Electrical and magnetic properties permittivity (ε), permeability (µ), dielectric loss (tan δε), and magnetic loss (tan δµ), were evaluated over the 10 MHz to 1 GHz frequency range. The miniaturization factor (n) and characteristic impedance (Zi) were also determined. A ferrite composite pellet was used as a magnetodielectric resonator to fabricate an antenna, and its parameters, such as return loss (S (1, 1)) and voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR), were analyzed using a vector network analyzer (VNA). The composition with x = 0.4 exhibited the best reflection loss of −43 dB at an 6 GHz resonant frequency, with a bandwidth of 0.96 GHz. The observed VSWR (~ 1) confirmed excellent impedance matching between the fabricated antenna and the transmission line at the resonant frequency.