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Abstract
Ferrites with the general formula Li
Co Fe
O (where x"0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7) were prepared by
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the standard ceramic method. AC resistivity (o ), dielectric constant (e) and dielectric loss tangent (tan d) were measured
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as a function of frequency and temperature. The compositional variations of o and e with x show inverse trends with
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each other. The dielectric constant increases slowly from 0 to 450 with temperature in the beginning and sharply after
2003C. The e and o show a decrease with increase in frequency for all the samples. The variation of tan d with
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frequency shows cusps for all the samples except for x"0.5. These variations have been explained on the basis of Koop's
phenomenological theory, concentration of Fe> and Fe> ions on octahedral site and hopping frequency of electrons
between Fe> and Fe>. 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Keywords: Ferrites; Dielectric properties; Electrical properties; Microstructure
1. Introduction
The polycrystalline ferrites have very good dielectric properties that are dependent upon several
factors such as the method of preparation, substitution of di!erent cations, etc. Lithium and substituted lithium ferrites have been found to be very
good substitutes for garnets in microwave devices
due to their low costs, high resistivity and low eddy
current losses. The properties of lithium ferrites can
be tailor made by substituting them with di!erent
metal ions such as Co>,Cd>,Cu>,Ti>, Mg>,
2. Experimental
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E-mail address: bkchougule@hotmail.com (B.K. Chougule).
0304-8853/00/$ - see front matter 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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Acknowledgements
The authors are thankful to Prof. R.C. Ayyer,
Microwave Laboratory, University of Poona, Pune
(India) for providing the experimental facilities.
One of us (SCW) is grateful to the University
Grants Commission New Delhi for the award of
fellowship under FIP programme.
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