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Alimenti A, Torokhtii K, Vidal García P, Pompeo N, Silva E. Design and Test of a New Dielectric-Loaded Resonator for the Accurate Characterization of Conductive and Dielectric Materials. Sensors (Basel) 2023; 23:518. [PMID: 36617119 PMCID: PMC9824293 DOI: 10.3390/s23010518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
Abstract
The spread of additive manufacturing techniques in the prototyping and realization of high-frequency applications renewed the interest in the characterization of the electromagnetic properties of both dielectric and conductive materials, as well as the design of new versatile measurement techniques. In this framework, a new configuration of a dielectric-loaded resonator is presented. Its optimization, realization, and use are presented. A measurement repeatability of about one order of magnitude lower than the commonly found values (10-3 on the Q-factor and 15×10-6 on the resonance frequency, given in terms of the relative standard deviations of repeated measurements) was reached thanks to the design of a closed resonator in which the samples can be loaded without disassembling the whole measurement fixture. The uncertainty levels, the ease of use, and the versatility of the realized system make its use of potential interest in numerous scenarios.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrea Alimenti
- Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Roma Tre University, Via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Roma Tre University, Via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Roma Tre University, Via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Roma Tre University, Via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Roma, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare INFN, Sezione Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Roma, Italy
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- Department of Industrial, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering, Roma Tre University, Via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Roma, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare INFN, Sezione Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Roma, Italy
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Alimenti A, Torokhtii K, Vidal García P, Silva E, Grigoroscuta MA, Badica P, Crisan A, Pompeo N. Measurements of Surface Impedance in MgB 2 in DC Magnetic Fields: Insights in Flux-Flow Resistivity. Materials (Basel) 2022; 16:205. [PMID: 36614544 PMCID: PMC9822234 DOI: 10.3390/ma16010205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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We present the multifrequency measurements of the surface resistance of spark-plasma-sintered MgB2 performed through a dielectric loaded resonator operating at 16.5 and 26.7 GHz. By normally applying magnetic fields ≤1.2 T to the sample surface, we drove it in the mixed state. By means of data-rooted analysis, we found that the sample vortex dynamics could be fully described within a single-component approach. Pinning phenomena were present and characterized by a depinning frequency smaller than the measurement ones. The multiband nature of the superconductor emerged in the flux-flow resistivity, whose field dependence could be interpreted well within theoretical models. By exploiting them, the upper critical field was extracted in the low-temperature range, which exhibited a consistent temperature trend with the values obtained at the onset of the resistive transition near Tc, and was well in line with literature data on other polycrystalline samples.
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Affiliation(s)
- Andrea Alimenti
- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Elettronica e Meccanica, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Elettronica e Meccanica, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Elettronica e Meccanica, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Elettronica e Meccanica, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Roma, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare–INFN, Sezione Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Roma, Italy
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania
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- National Institute of Materials Physics, 405A Atomistilor Street, 077125 Magurele, Romania
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- Dipartimento di Ingegneria Industriale, Elettronica e Meccanica, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Via Vito Volterra 62, 00146 Roma, Italy
- Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare–INFN, Sezione Roma Tre, Via della Vasca Navale 84, 00146 Roma, Italy
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Torokhtii K, Alimenti A, Vidal García P, Pompeo N, Silva E. Proposal: Apparatus for Sensing the Effect of Surface Roughness on the Surface Resistance of Metals. Sensors (Basel) 2022; 23:s23010139. [PMID: 36616735 PMCID: PMC9823726 DOI: 10.3390/s23010139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Revised: 12/16/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The root mean square surface roughness Rq of metals is detrimental in several microwave applications. Rq characterization methods are thus largely used and of great interest. In this work, a new dielectric loaded resonator (DR) design is proposed to evaluate the surface resistance variations of samples with different Rq. The new design is thought to make the measurement accuracy, usually strongly affected by the measurement repeatability, suitable for this study. We analyze the measurement method's sensitivity and accuracy in order to assess the possibility of using this new DR design for highly accurate surface resistance measurements sensitive to Rq variations.
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