Preparation,structure and microwave dielectric properties of novel La2MgGeO6 ceramics with hexagonal structure and adjustment of its τf value

A novel La₂MgGeO₆ ceramic was synthesized through a solid-state reaction process within a sintering temperature range of 1450–1550 °C. By a combination of X-ray diffraction and Rietveld refinement analyses, the ceramics were found to have a pure hexagonal phase structure belonging to space group R3/146. The scanning electron microscopy images revealed that the ceramic grains were closely connected. The effects of internal (lattice energy, valence bond, and fraction packing) and external factors (density) on the microwave properties of ceramics were also studied. The ceramic exhibited excellent microwave dielectric performances, with a relative permittivity (?_r) of 21.2, a quality factor (Q × f) of 52 360 GHz, and a temperature coefficient of resonant frequency (τ_f) of ?44.2 ppm/°C, when sintered at 1500 °C for 4 h. The τ_f value of the La₂MgGeO₆ ceramic doped with CaTiO₃ could be adjusted to zero. Particularly, 0.2La₂MgGeO₆-0.8CaTiO₃ ceramics have good microwave dielectric properties with τ_f = +2.1 ppm/°C, Q × f = 15 610 GHz, and ?_r = 40.3.     

Fabrication of Nd-doped Ni–Zn ferrite/multi-walled carbon nanotubes composites with effective microwave absorption properties

The electromagnetic materials are featured by good magnetic permeability and dielectric constant characteristics, which are of significant importance in solving the pollution problem of electromagnetic. In this study, after the complete of the use of sol-gel method, argon gas was then introduced for calcination, and eventually a new type of MWCNTs/Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Nd_0.04Fe_1.96O₄ composites was synthesized after the above mentioned procedures. The synthesized MWCNTs were able to be adsorbed on the surface of Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Nd_0.04Fe_1.96O₄ and could form a good conductive work of 3D. Also, the effect of additional MWCNTs on microwave absorption properties of MWCNTs/Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Nd_0.04Fe_1.96O₄ composites were also observed in this study. The results indicate that the additional MWCNTs function to significantly improve the microwave absorption property of MWCNTs/Ni_0.5Zn_0.5Nd_0.04Fe_1.96O₄. Through altering the amount of MWCNTs, the microwave attenuation performance and impedance matching coefficient of this electromagnetic materials can be effectively improved. The S2 sample presented a minimum reflection loss of ?35.05 dB when its thickness reached 1.6 mm, meanwhile, the effective absorption bandwidth achieved 4.55 GHz. The prepared composites perform well in microwave absorption, which can attribute to the reasonable ratio of composites as well as its interaction with both of the magnetic and dielectric components. This research paved the way for novel ideas to be put in the electromagnetic absorption materials with high-efficient.     

Fabrication of hierarchical PANI@W-type barium hexaferrite composites for highly efficient microwave absorption

Hexagonal barium ferries is a promising and efficient microwave (MW) absorbing material, but the low dielectric loss and poor conductivity have limited their extensive applications. In this work, a simple tactic of coating conductive polymer PANI on hexaferrite BaCo₂Fe₁₆O₂₇ is presented, wherein the dielectric properties are customized, and more significantly, the electromagnetic loss is greatly enhanced. As displayed from structural characterizations, PANI were coated equably on the surface of hexaferrite grains by an in-situ polymerization process. The outcomes exhibit the as-prepared PANI@hexaferrite composite has remarkable electromagnetic wave absorption capacity. When the thickness is 6.0 mm, the minimal RL of ?40.4 dB was achieved at 2.9 GHz. The effective absorption bandwidth (RL < ?20 dB) of 0.65 GHz, 0.53 GHz, 0.65 GHz, 0.52 GHz, 0.46 GHz and 0.39 GHz was achieved separately when the thickness ranges from 4 to 9 mm. The highly efficient MW absorbing performance of PANI@hexaferrite composite were the consequence of multiple loss mechanisms and perfect impedance matching. It is demonstrated that the PANI@hexaferrite composite with excellent MW absorption performance is expected to be potential MW absorbers for extensive applications.     

Impact of the Zr-substitution on phase composition,structure, magnetic,and microwave properties of the BaM hexaferrite

Rapid developments in information technologies and a large rise in electrical and electronic equipment have generated different forms of electronic environmental contamination. Microwave absorption materials are important to avoid the damage that can be caused by electromagnetic radiation. A necessary condition for the absorption of the most incoming radiation is balanced wave impedance at the air/shield interface, which depends on the studied materials' magnetic and electrical properties. The paper introduces the preparation of BaFe_12-xZr_xO₁₉ (x = 0.1, 0.3, 0.6, 0.9, and 1.2) using a solid-state reaction technique. The studied samples were examined by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, vibrating sample magnetometer, and a vector network analyzer. The studied samples showed that controlling the grain size and the prepared samples' magnetic properties play an important role in enhancing the microwave radiation absorption. The examined samples can be a promising absorption material in electromagnetic shielding applications.     

Multiple-loss-enhanced NiOx@carbon spheres/reduced graphene oxide-based composite for tuneable elimination of electromagnetic signals

In this work, a novel graphene-based ternary composite NiO_x@CS/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) consisting of magnetic nanoparticles (NiO_x) and porous carbon spheres (CS) were successfully synthesised through facile hydrothermal and high-temperature sintering approaches. Owing to the ternary structure, the dielectric and magnetic capacity of the composite was improved. Further, the synergistic effect of two loss mechanisms improves the absorption efficiency of electromagnetic waves. The maximum reflection loss of NiO_x@CS/rGO-20 wt% was ?69.3 dB at 7.2 GHz and the absorption bandwidth with reflection loss below ?10 dB was 4.04 GHz (6.36–10.4 GHz). Hence, the NiO_x@CS/rGO ternary composite with a combination of dielectric and magnetic loss-facilitated absorption provides a new design paradigm for tuneable elimination of electromagnetic signals.     

Targeted design of polyaniline-graphene oxide,barium-strontium titanate,hard-soft ferrite,and polyester multi-phase nanocomposite for highly efficient microwave absorption

The current paper focuses on synthesizing a high-efficiency microwave absorber via incorporating the nanofillers of graphene oxide-polyaniline (GO-PANI), barium-strontium titanate (BST), and soft-hard ferrite within the polyester matrix. The nanocomposite magnets of (Ba_0.5Sr_0.5Fe₁₂O₁₉)_1-x hard/(CoFe₂O₄)_x soft (x = 0.2, 0.5, and 0.8) were prepared using sol-gel auto-combustion method. The GO-PANI and BST were successfully synthesized by in situ polymerization and improved polymerization, respectively. The phase structure, chemical structure, morphology, and microwave absorption properties of the synthesized nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffractometer (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), and scanning electron microscope (SEM), vector network analyzer (VNA) techniques, respectively. The results showed that the synergistic effects of the combination of dielectric (BST), conductive (GO-PANI), and magnetic materials (hard-soft ferrites) provided the reflection loss values of less than ?20 dB (>99% absorption) in the X-band region. The minimum reflection loss of ?35 dB (>99.99% absorption) was obtained by the optimal formulation including (Ba_0.5Sr_0.5Fe₁₂O₁₉)_0.2 (CoFe₂O₄)_0.8, and the weight ratio of 1: 2 for both BST/soft-hard ferrite and hard-soft ferrite + BST/GO-PANI with the thickness of 1 mm. According to the results, the thickness factor plays a key role in improving the impedance matching. Consequently, the proposed nanocomposite can be employed as a novel kind of microwave absorbers with good impendence matching and high absorption.     

穿孔与热辐射耦合作用下固定拱顶钢储罐的失效机理

为获得大型钢制储罐在碎片冲击和池火热辐射耦合作用下的失效机理,采用Abaqus建立了高速碎片穿孔和热辐射耦合作用下固定拱顶钢储罐失效分析的有限元模型,分析了储罐在高速碎片冲击作用下的动力响应和穿孔储罐在热辐射作用下的热屈曲响应,研究了储罐壁面的应力变化过程。结果表明,在热辐射单一作用下,储罐由罐壁-罐顶连接处开始发生热屈曲,并出现褶皱变形;在高速碎片冲击与热辐射耦合作用下,高速碎片冲击导致储罐产生穿孔,储罐从穿孔两侧开始发生热屈曲,而且,穿孔导致塑性变形区及其附近区域产生应力集中,与未受冲击的储罐相比,穿孔储罐的罐壁处于更高的应力水平,更容易发生失稳。因此,穿孔储罐的抗火性能降低,热屈曲模式也发生改变。     

近紫外激发单一基质荧光粉的研究进展

白光LED （light-emitting diode）因其优异的发光性能被誉为是第四代固体照明光源。本文以量子效率作为核心参数,以暖白光为最终目标,分别对蓝、绿、红三基色稀土掺杂无机荧光粉和单一基质单掺、共掺、多掺的暖白光荧光粉的研究现状进行调研。结果表明,高量子效率的近紫外激发蓝色荧光粉其激活离子主要为Eu²⁺、Ce³⁺,绿色荧光粉为Tb³⁺和Eu²⁺,红色荧光粉为Eu³⁺和Eu²⁺。现有的单一基质暖白光荧光粉仍然存在诸多技术瓶颈,如：红光不足、显色指数偏低、量子效率偏低等。基于此,建议从已有的高效红粉出发制备单一基质白光荧光粉,以消除光谱中缺乏红色成分这一难题,并适当引入除Mn之外的过渡金属元素,同时加强对基质动力学理论,以及基质和稀土之间的电子耦合作用动力学理论的研究,期望能实现稀土掺杂无机荧光粉的设计计算与可控制备。     

Structural dependence of microwave dielectric properties in ilmenite-type Mg(Ti1-xNbx)O3 solid solutions by Rietveld refinement and Raman spectra

Mg(Ti_1-xNb_x)O₃ (x = 0–0.09) ceramics were prepared by the conventional solid-state reaction method. The phase composition, sintering characteristics, microstructure and dielectric properties of Ti⁴⁺ replacement by Nb⁵⁺ in the formed solid solution Mg(Ti_1-xNb_x)O₃ (x = 0–0.09) ceramics were systematically studied. The structural variations and influence of Nb⁵⁺ doping in Mg(Ti_1-xNb_x)O₃ were also systematically investigated by X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy, respectively. X-ray diffraction and its Rietveld refinement results confirmed that Mg(Ti_1-xNb_x)O₃ (x = 0–0.09) ceramics crystallised into an ilmenite-type with R-3 (148) space group. The replacement of the low valence Ti⁴⁺ by the high valence Nb⁵⁺ can improve the dielectric properties of Mg(Ti_1-xNb_x)O₃ (x = 0–0.09). This paper also studied the different sintering temperatures for Mg(Ti_1-xNb_x)O₃ (x = 0–0.09) ceramics. The obtained results proved that 1350 °C is the best sintering temperature. The permittivity and Q × f initially increased and then decreased mainly due to the effects of porosity caused by the sintering temperature and the doping amount of Nb₂O₅, respectively. Furthermore, the increased Q × f is correlated to the increase in Ti–O bond strength as confirmed by Raman spectroscopy, and the electrons generated by the oxygen vacancies will be compensated by Nb⁵⁺ to a certain extent to suppress Ti⁴⁺ to Ti³⁺, which was confirmed by XPS. The increase in τ_f from ?47 ppm/°C to ?40.1 ppm/°C is due to the increment in cell polarisability. Another reason for the increased τ_f is the reduction in the distortion degree of the [TiO₆] octahedral, which was also confirmed by Raman spectroscopy. Mg(Ti_0.95Nb_0.05)O₃ ceramics sintered at 1350 °C for 2 h possessed excellent microwave dielectric properties of ε_r = 18.12, Q × f = 163618 GHz and τ_f = ?40.1 ppm/°C.