Structural,morphological, dielectric and magnetic properties of Zn-Zr co-doping yttrium iron garnet

In this study, yttrium iron garnet co-doped with Zn and Zr atoms with a chemical formula Y₃Zn_xZr_xFe_(5−2x)O₁₂ (x = 0.0-0.3) has been successfully prepared by the solid-state reaction method. The effects of doping concentration on the microstructure, crystal structure, magnetic properties, and dielectric properties of Y₃Zn_xZr_xFe_(5−2x)O₁₂ were investigated. The microstructure analysis indicates that co-doping of YIG with Zn and Zr can effectively reduce the grain size of the ceramic. The crystal structure results reveal that the doping concentration of Zn–Zr has substantial influence on the lattice parameters of YIG, such as, increases the lattice constant, crystal cell size, and interplanar spacing. However, the second phase of ZrO₂ appears once x ≥ 0.15. Additionally, the dielectric properties of YIG ferrite can be regulated using this Zn–Zr co-doping method. Zn–Zr co-doping can improve the dielectric stability and reduce the dielectric loss at high temperature. The magnetization measurement shows that the saturation magnetization is stabilized at x < 0.15, and the magnetic loss is decreased with the increase in the doping concentration. Overall, the findings show that the ceramic with x = 0.1 exhibits better properties included high saturation magnetization (24.607 emu/g), low magnetic loss (0.0025 @ 1 MHz), and relatively low dielectric loss (496 @ 400°C).     

多组元钛合金电子束冷床炉熔炼挥发规律研究

利用电子束冷床炉(EB炉)一次熔炼制备TC4、Ti6242、TA15钛合金铸锭,采用Langmuir定律对熔炼过程中Al、Sn、Zr、Mo等元素的挥发规律做了简要的数值分析,并与实际挥发规律进行了对比分析。结果表明:EB炉熔炼TC4、Ti6242、TA15钛合金过程中,Al元素在3种合金中的挥发率有所不同,挥发率由大到小顺序为TC4>Ti6242>TA15;Al元素是TC4钛合金中主要的挥发元素;Ti6242钛合金中,Al、Sn元素之间存在联合挥发的问题;TA15钛合金中,Al、Zr元素之间亦存在联合挥发的问题,Al元素带动了Zr元素(难挥发元素)的挥发。