Influence of aluminum substitution on microstructural, electrical, dielectric and electromagnetic properties of sol-gel synthesized yttrium iron garnet (YlG)
Aluminum-substituted Yttrium iron garnet, Al-YIG (Y3AlxFe5-xO12; x = 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.6 and 2.0) samples were synthesized via auto combustion sol-gel technique. The obtained powder was heated at 950 °C, pressed into pellets and sintered at 1200 oC. The samples microstructures were studied using Fie...
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American Institute of Physics
2020
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89352/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89352/1/Influence%20of%20aluminum.pdf |
| Summary: | Aluminum-substituted Yttrium iron garnet, Al-YIG (Y3AlxFe5-xO12; x = 0.4, 0.8, 1.2, 1.6 and 2.0) samples were synthesized via auto combustion sol-gel technique. The obtained powder was heated
at 950 °C, pressed into pellets and sintered at 1200 oC. The samples microstructures were studied using Field emissions scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The average grain size decreased from 0.46 µm at x = 0.4 to a minimum value of 0.33 µm at x = 2.0. Elemental composition of the samples was studied by energy dispersive x-ray (EDX), while bulk density was measured by
Archimedes principle. Electrical and dielectric measurements were carried out using Agilent impedance analyzer. Generally, the samples resistivity decreased with Al concentration. At 1 MHz
frequency, the sample x = 0.4 has the highest resistivity of 2.19 × 105 Ωm which decreases down to its minimum value of 1.75 × 104 Ωm at x = 2.0. The dielectric constant for all the samples decreased with frequency. For the sample x = 0.4, the ε'r decreased from 49.03 at 40 Hz to 8.08 at 1 MHz. The dielectric loss tangent, tan δ decreased with increasing frequency, while it increased with Al substitution. Permeability values were calculated from permittivity data. The real ermeability decreases from 1263.12 at x = 0.4 to 6.96 at x = 1.2, and the decreased down to 11.74 at x = 2.0. The high dielectric constant, low resistivity and low loss values of the samples indicate their suitability for miniaturization of radio frequency devices, antenna and filter resonator. |
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