Structural, Magnetic and Microwave Absorption Characteristics of Ba1-xLaxFe12O19 (x = 0; 0.1; 0.2;0.3;0.5;0.7)

Abstract

In this study, effect of La substitution on the microstructure, magnetic properties and microwave absorption characteristics of Ba1-xLaxFe12O19 (x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7) is reported. The samples were synthesized through mechanical alloying and solid reaction a temperature 1200 °C for 2 hours. A single-phase material occurred only at x = 0 and 0.1. Additional second phases were existing in all samples with x ≥ 0.2 which led to multi-phase materials. The single phase (x = 0 and 0.1) has a relatively uniform particle size distribution with a mean crystallite size 138 nm. Additional phases of respectively Fe2O3 and LaFe2O3 were identified in all samples with x ≥ 0.2. Effect of La substitution is to decrease the magneto crystalline anisotropy constant and the saturation magnetization. The latter is due to a decrease in mass fraction of the main magnetic phase. All Ba1-xLaxFe12O19 samples have superior microwave characteristics which able to absorb more than 99 % the incoming electromagnetic wave entering the material. The absorption bandwidth is found relatively wide within the frequency range 8-12 GHz.