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Synthesis, physical and microwave absorption properties of Barium ferrite - P(VDF-TrFE) nanocomposites

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, , Citation Jon Gutiérrez et al 2017 J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 939 012022 DOI 10.1088/1742-6596/939/1/012022

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Abstract

We present results concerning the synthesis, magnetic, dielectric and microwave absorption properties of BaFe12O19 / P(VDF-TrFE) nanocomposites. First, barium ferrite nanopowders were prepared by the hydrothermal synthesis method. Structural and morphological properties of the prepared powders were investigated by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), showing as result a good quality spherical plus platelet-like shaped nanoparticles. Afterwards, composite films with filler nanoparticles of barium ferrite BaFe12O19 (BaFO, nominal 5-20 wt.%) dispersed within P(VDF-TrFE) acting as polymeric matrix have been prepared by solvent evaporation. Magnetic properties were examined by the vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM), and a direct comparison of results obtained for the composites respect to the pure nanopowder allow us to obtain the true nanofiller content value, different from the initially nominal one. Dielectric properties have been measured up to 2 MHz and show the typical behaviour of Maxwell-Wagner type interfacial polarization. From 10 kHz up, permittivity of the composites remains almost unchanged, with values that show a smooth increase as the %wt. of BaFe12O19 does. Finally, microwave absorption properties were analyzed by using ESR technique operating at X-band. All obtained results are discussed in terms of size and quantity of the composites BaFe12O19 filler nanoparticles.

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