Nano-Size Hexagonal Ferrites for Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Devices

Complex dielectric and magnetic properties of micro- and nano-size hexagonal ferrites have been studied. Two different measurement techniques have been applied to characterize the samples in the broad frequency range from 1.7 to 120 GHz. It was observed that the constitutive material properties, namely permittivity and permeability, as well as the ferromagnetic resonance frequency of the samples vary with the change in particle dimensions. Based on the results of these measurements, a model for calculating the ferromagnetic resonance frequency of ferrite powders has been derived, which takes into account the size and shape of the particles in the sample. It can be concluded from the size-dependent absorption properties observed in this study that these materials are considered to be tunable millimeter-wave absorbers.