Nonreciprocal electromagnetic properties of nanocomposites at microwave frequencies
- 2 September 2004
- journal article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review B
- Vol. 70 (9)
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevb.70.092401
Abstract
We report on the effects of composition and external magnetic field on the microwave permeability tensor of nanocomposites. When compared to the zero-field case, the field measurements of the permeability tensor exhibit nonzero off-diagonal components giving evidence of the nonreciprocity of wave propagation in these nanostructures. We observe that the diagonal and off-diagonal elements of of these nanocomposites depend sensitively on their Ni content and of the applied static magnetic field. These experimental results are analyzed within a recently developed multiscale modeling [S. Mallegol et al., Phys. Rev. B 68, 174422 (2003)] and can be understood as arising from magnetostatic intergranular interactions via a mean-field approximation. The application of these heterogeneous nanomaterials open possibilities for the design of field-controlled nonreciprocal components used in microwave integrated circuit technology.
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