The effect of alloying additives on the magnetic permeability and permittivity of ferrite spinel

Coatings made of the materials that effectively absorb radiation, e.g., ferrite materials, are used to reduce the level of electromagnetic radiation in rooms containing household or industrial equipment. It is known that significant dissipation of the radiation energy is provided by the thickness of the shielding coating which should be comparable to the length of the electromagnetic wave in the material which, in turn, significantly decreases at high values of the magnetic permeability and permittivity of the radio-absorbing material. Ferrite radio-absorbing coatings are characterized by the high heat resistance, low flammability and small (10 – 20 mm) thickness. However, at frequencies less than 40 MHz, plates with a thickness of more than 30 mm are to be used to provide the effective absorption, and the weight and cost of the coatings increase significantly. The results of studying the effect of the sintering temperature and micro-additives of titanium, calcium and bismuth oxides on the dielectric constant of Ni- and Mn-Zn radio-absorbing ferrites are presented. Reactively pure starting oxide components with a basic substance content of more than 99.6 % wt. were used to synthesize samples using traditional oxide technology. It is shown that alloying with bismuth and titanium oxides is rather effective for obtaining radio-absorbing ferrites with a combination of high values of the magnetic permeability and dielectric permittivity. The obtained results can be used in production of ferrite radio- absorbing materials operating in the megahertz range.