Influence of MnZn Ferrite Homogeneous Fibers on the Microstructure, Magnetic, and Mechanical Properties of MnZn Ferrite Materials

MnZn ferrite homogeneous fibers were synthesized via a simple solvothermal method and they were used as a reinforcing phase to prepare homogeneous-fiber-reinforced MnZn ferrite materials. The effects of MnZn ferrite homogeneous fibers (0 wt% to 4 wt%) doping on the microstructure, magnetic, and mechanical properties of MnZn ferrite materials were studied systematically. The results showed that MnZn ferrite homogeneous fibers exhibited high purity, good crystallinity, and smooth 1D fibrous structures, which were homogeneous with MnZn ferrite materials. Simultaneously, a certain content of MnZn ferrite homogeneous fibers helped MnZn ferrite materials exhibit more uniform and compact crystal structures, less porosity, and fewer grain boundaries. In addition, the homogeneous-fiber-reinforced MnZn ferrite materials possessed superior magnetic and mechanical properties such as higher effective permeability, lower magnetic loss, and higher Vickers hardness compared to ordinary MnZn ferrite materials. In addition, the magnetic and mechanical properties of homogeneous-fiber-reinforced MnZn ferrite materials first increased and then gradually decreased as the homogeneous fiber content increased from 0 wt% to 4 wt%. The best magnetic and mechanical properties of materials were obtained as the fiber content was about 2 wt%.