Studies on Structural and Electrical Properties of Ball-Milled NiCuZn-MgCuZn Nanocomposites Ferrites

Multilayer chip inductors (MLCIs) have been rapidly developed for electromagnetic applications. NiCuZn ferrites are the most preferred ferrite materials to produce MLCIs, and MgCuZn ferrites have similar electromagnetic properties to those of NiCuZn ferrites. In view of this, ferrite composites with ferromagnetic phase ( X ) Ni 0.35 Cu 0.05 Zn 0.6 Fe 2 O 4 + (1 – X ) Mg 0.25 Cu 0.25 Zn 0.5 Fe 2 O 4 , in which X varies from 0.0 to 1.0, were prepared by the conventional ceramic double-sintering process. The sintered ferrite was characterized for direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) electrical conductivities, and thermoelectric effect studies. The X-ray diffraction pattern confirms the formation of single-phase spinel structure; the grain size was estimated using an scanning electron micrograph (SEM). The electrical properties were studied as a function of temperature and composition. The temperature variations of these samples were carried out from 303 K to 523 K (30 °C to 250 °C) within the frequency range 100 Hz to 1 MHz. The sintered NiCuZn-MgCuZn ferrites prepared possess good electromagnetic properties and good structure, thus making them suitable materials for MLCIs due to its high resistivity.