Ferrite materials with high saturation magnetic induction intensity and high permeability for magnetic field energy harvesting: Magnetization mechanism and Brillouin function temperature characteristics

Manganese-zinc (MnZn) ferrites play an indispensable role in energy transform and harvesting. It is notable to mention that the combined enhancement of initial permeability (μi), saturation magnetic induction (Bs) and Curie temperature (Tc) is conducive to improving the output power and safety of magnetic field energy harvesting devices. In this paper, high permeability MnZn ferrites were synthesized by a conventional oxide ceramic method. The thermomagnetic curves of MnZn ferrites were fitted according to the Néel molecular field theory (NMFT) and the Brillouin function. Then the molecular field coefficient γaa, γab, γbb, and Tc were calculated. Aiming at the magnetization mechanism of permeability, the contributions of domain wall motion and spin rotation were analyzed by fitting the complex permeability spectrum. Furthermore, the temperature characteristics of μi and Bs are analyzed, and we simulated and compared the effect of different magnetic properties of MnZn ferrites on the output of non-invasive magnetic field harvester. The MnZn ferrites with superior comprehensive performance own potential applications for non-invasive magnetic field harvester. •MnZn ferrite with excellent overall performance (μi > 9000, Bs ≈ 500mT, Tc = 447 K) was prepared.•The principles of the molecular field coefficients were clarified by Brillouin function temperature characteristics.•The magnetization mechanism of Mn-Zn ferrite was elucidated by separation and fitting of the permeability spectrum.