Polycrystalline (Ni1-x-yZnxCuy)Fe2O4 (x=0.45, 0≤y≤0.3) ceramics were synthesized by conventional ceramic processing method, and the sintering behavior and the magnetic properties of the specimens were studied as a function of CuO content. Both the...
Polycrystalline (Ni1-x-yZnxCuy)Fe2O4 (x=0.45, 0≤y≤0.3) ceramics were synthesized by conventional ceramic processing method, and the sintering behavior and the magnetic properties of the specimens were studied as a function of CuO content. Both the densification and the grain growth rates were significantly enhanced with the increase of CuO content, while abnormal grain growth occurred when the samples of y≥0.2 were sintered above 950℃. By the substitutional addition of CuO(y=0.3) to NiO in Ni0.55Zn0.45Fe2O4, the full densification temperature was lowered from 1250℃ to 1000℃ or less. Saturation magnetization and coercive field were mainly influenced by the densification and grain growth of the specimens, respectively : Ms increased with the increase of firing temperature up to full densification and leveled off : Hc decreased monotonically with increasing the firing temperature. Permeability(μr) increased with the increase of sintered density, but was not significantly influenced by the grain growth of fully densified NiCuZn ferrite. Abnormal grain growth of NiCuZn ferrites with high CuO content(y≥0.2), however, considerably decreased μr. Permeability under DC-bias drastically decreased with grain growth over ~2μm when the specimen was fully densified.