One-dimensional and quasi-one-dimensional nanostructure materials are promising building blocks for electromagnetic devices and nanosystems.In this work,the composite Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4(NZFO)/ Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3(PZT) nanofibers with average diameters about 65 nm are prepared by electrospinning from poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) and metal salts.The precursor composite NZFO/PZT/PVP nanofibers and the subsequent calcined NZFO/PZT nanofibers are investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT- IR) ,X-ray diffraction (XRD),scanning electron microscopy (SEM).The magnetic properties for nanofibers are measured by vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM).The NZFO/PZT nanofibers obtained at calcination temperature of 900 °C for 2 h consist of the ferromagnetic spinel NZFO and ferroelectric perovskite PZT phases,which are constructed from about 37 nm NZFO and 17 nm PZT grains.The saturation magnetization of these NZFO/PZT nanofibers increases with increasing calcination temperature and contents of NZFO in the composite.
The organic gel-thermal reduction process was successfully used for the preparation of magnetic metal Ni,Fe,Fe-Ni fine fibers from raw materials of citric acid or lactic acid and metal salts.Ni, Fe and Fe-Ni fine fibers synthesized were featured with diameters of arotuld 1μm and lengths of as long as 2 m for Ni fibers,0.5 m for iron fibers,1 m for Fe-Ni fibers.The structure,thermal decomposition process and morphologies of the gel precursors and fibers derived from thermal reduction of these gel precursors were characterized by FTIR,XRD,TG/DSC and SEM,respectively.The gel spinnability largely depends on molecular structures of metal-carboxylate complexes formed in the gel.It is reasoned that these gels consist of linear-type structural molecules[(C_6H_6O_7)Ni]_n or[(C_6H_5O_7)_2Ni_3]for the nickel citrate gel,[(C_3H_6O_3)_3Fe]for the ferric lactate gel,[(C_6H_5O_7)_5(NiFe)_3]for the iron-nickel citrate gel respectively and the gels obtain showed a good spinning performance.
NiZn ferrite/polyvinylpyrrolidone composite fibres were prepared by sol–gel assisted electrospinning.Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 nanofibres with a pure cubic spinel structure were obtained subsequently by calcination of the composite fibres at high temperatures.This paper investigates the thermal decomposition process,structures and morphologies of the electrospun composite fibres and the calcined Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 nanofibres at different temperatures by thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis,x-ray diffraction,Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and field emission scanning electron microscopy.The magnetic behaviour of the resultant nanofibres was studied by a vibrating sample magnetometer.It is found that the grain sizes of the nanofibres increase significantly and the nanofibre morphology gradually transforms from a porous structure to a necklace-like nanostructure with the increase of calcination temperature.The Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 nanofibres obtained at 1000 C for 2 h are characterized by a necklace-like morphology and diameters of 100–200 nm.The saturation magnetization of the random Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 nanofibres increases from 46.5 to 90.2 emu/g when the calcination temperature increases from 450 to 1000 C.The coercivity reaches a maximum value of 11.0 kA/m at a calcination temperature of 600 C.Due to the shape anisotropy,the aligned Ni0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 nanofibres exhibit an obvious magnetic anisotropy and the ease magnetizing direction is parallel to the nanofibre axis.
