Abstract
In this paper ferroelectric–ferromagnetic composites based on a doped PZT-type and ferrite powders are presented. Ferroelectric powder (in amount of 85.0 wt-%) was based on multicomponent PZT-type materials: i) Pb(Zr0.51Ti0.49)O3+0.2%at.Bi2O3+ 0.03%at.Nb2O5+0.06%at.MnO2,ii) Pb0.84Ba0.16(Zr0.54Ti0.46)O3+1.0%at.Nb2O5, while nickel–zinc ferrite Ni0.64Zn0.36Fe2O4 (in amount of 15.0 wt-%) served as the magnetic component of the composite samples. The synthesis of the ferroelectric–ferromagnetic composite powders was performed by solid state, while final densification of the synthesized powders was achieved by free sintering. Conducted tests indicate obtained ferroelectromagnetic ceramic composites (PZT-ferrite type) to exhibit good properties giving the possibility for their use as magnetoelectric transducers.