Wideband electromagnetic wave absorber using doped barium hexaferrite in Ku-band

Substituted barium hexaferrite BaMg_0.25Mn_0.25Co_0.5Ti_1.0Fe₁₀O₁₉ was prepared in powder configuration by solid state reaction. The ferrite powders were mixed with polyvinylcloride (PVC) plasticizer to fabricate a microwave absorbing composite. X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM), and vector network analyzer were employed to characterize phase identification coupled with size and morphology of powder and microwave absorption properties of synthesized composites. It was found that the maximum reflection loss of −40 dB was appeared at frequency range of 12-18 GHz. In the present work, new cation substitutions in iron sites in the crystal lattice of barium ferrite, which can easily tune the bandwidth of the reflection loss, were used. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study which displays the wideband absorber by employing single layer hexaferrite backed on the surface of copper.