MHz cut-off frequency and permeability mechanism of iron-based soft magnetic composites

Abstract

Nowadays, lack of soft magnetic composites with high power density in MHz frequency range has become an obstacle in efficient operation of the electrical and electronic equipment. Here, a promising method to increase the cut-off frequency of iron-based soft magnetic composites to hundreds MHz is reported. The cut-off frequency is increased from 10 MHz to 1 GHz by modulating the height of ring, the distribution of particles, and the particle size. The mechanism of cut-off frequency and permeability is the coherent rotation of domain modulated by inhomogeneous field due to the eddy current effect. An empirical formula for cut-off frequency in magnetic ring composed of iron-based particles is established from experimental data. This work provides an effective approach to fabricate soft magnetic composites with a cut-off frequency in the hundreds of MHz.