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Crystal Structure, Magnetic, Dielectric and Ferromagnetic Resonance Properties of Pr-Zn‐Zr Co-Doped Yttrium Iron Garnet

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The regulation of magnetic and dielectric properties for yttrium iron garnet ferrites by ion doping is highly desirable in microwave devices. In this work, yttrium iron garnet ferrites co-doped with Pr-Zn-Zr atoms with the chemical formula PrxY3-xZn0.1Zr0.1Fe4.8O12 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.15, and 0.2) were prepared. The dependence of the crystal structure, microstructure, magnetic, and dielectric properties of the obtained samples on the Pr doping concentration was investigated. The morphologies and crystal structure characterizations confirm that the Pr ion has effectively doped in the yttrium iron garnet ferrites and increased the lattice parameter and grain size. The magnetic characterization shows that the saturation magnetization also increases with the Pr concentration and obtains a maximum value of 27.68 emu/g at x = 0.15. Additionally, the doping of Pr increases the magnetic anisotropy constant K1 which increases ferromagnetic resonance linewidth. Lastly, the dielectric properties measurement further indicates that Pr doping improves both real and imaginary parts of permittivity, and the highest value of the real part of the permittivity is obtained at x = 0.15. Consequently, the crystal structure, microstructure, magnetic properties, and dielectric properties of garnet ferrite can be effectively regulated by the Pr doping concentration, and excellent properties of the ceramic can be obtained at x = 0.15, which allows potential applications in microwave devices.

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This work is funded by the National Key Research and Development Project (Grant No. 2019YFF0217205), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51702075).

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Ji, X., Zhou, K., Zhao, Y. et al. Crystal Structure, Magnetic, Dielectric and Ferromagnetic Resonance Properties of Pr-Zn‐Zr Co-Doped Yttrium Iron Garnet. J. Electron. Mater. 51, 1180–1188 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-021-09382-w

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