Microwave absorption characteristics of conventionally heated nonstoichiometric ferrous oxide
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-2011
Department
Department of Materials Science and Engineering
Abstract
The temperature dependence of the microwave absorption of conventionally heated nonstoichiometric ferrous oxide (Fe0.925O) was characterized via the cavity perturbation technique between 294 K and 1373 K (21 °C and 1100 °C). The complex relative permittivity and permeability of the heated Fe0.925O sample slightly change with temperature from 294 K to 473 K (21 °C to 200 °C). The dramatic variations of permittivity and permeability of the sample from 473 K to 823 K (200 °C to 550 °C) are partially attributed to the formation of magnetite (Fe3O4) and metal iron (Fe) from the thermal decomposition of Fe0.925O, as confirmed by the high-temperature X-ray diffraction (HT-XRD). At higher temperatures up to 1373 K (1100 °C), it is found that Fe0.925O regenerates and remains as a stable phase with high permittivity. Since the permittivity dominates the microwave absorption of Fe0.925O above 823 K (550 °C), resulting in shallow microwave penetration depth (∼0.11 and ∼0.015 m at 915 and 2450 MHz, respectively), the regenerated nonstoichiometric ferrous oxide exhibits useful microwave absorption capability in the temperature range of 823 K to1373 K (550 °C to 1100 °C).
Publication Title
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science
Recommended Citation
Peng, Z.,
Hwang, J.,
Mouris, J.,
Hutcheon, R.,
&
Sun, X.
(2011).
Microwave absorption characteristics of conventionally heated nonstoichiometric ferrous oxide.
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A: Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science,
42(8), 2259-2263.
http://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-011-0652-9
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