High-frequency electromagnetic properties of the manganese ferrite nanoparticles

Manganese (MnFe2O4) nanoparticles are prepared via a facile solvothermal method. The electromagnetic properties are investigated in 1-18 GHz, indicating the MnFe2O4 nanoparticles are the promising materials to be applied as microwave absorbers. The wave absorbing mechanism can be attributed to the dielectric loss, magnetic loss, and the synergetic effect. The permittivity dispersion behavior is explained by Debye dipolar relation expression. The complex permeability is analyzed using Landau-Lifshitz-Gilbert equation. Natural resonance, exchange resonance, and eddy current loss arise at different frequencies. (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.