Poly(vinyl pyrrolidone)(PVP)/Fe 3O 4 composite nanofibers were successfully prepared by using electrospinning technique.The composite nanofibers were characterized by means of TEM(transmission electron microscopy),XRD(X-ray diffraction)and TGA(thermogravimetric analysis).Transmission electron microscope images of the PVP/Fe3O4 nanofibers show that the Fe3O4 nanoparticles with a diameter about 10.5 nm were dispersed in PVP fiber matrices.The XRD results show that the particles in PVP fibers were indeed Fe3O4 nanoparticles.And the TGA of PVP/Fe3O4 nanofibers show that the content of Fe3O4 nanoparticles in the composite was about 36.8%(mass fraction).The PVP/Fe3O4 nanofibers were found to be superparamagnetic.The hysteresis loop at room temperature showed a high saturated magnetization(M s=15.1 emu/g)and a low coercive force(μ c=0).
Sulfated zirconia/silica(SZ/SiO2) complex nanofibers were prepared by combining electronspinning technique and sol-gel method.First,a silica sol was electrospun at a voltage of 12 kV,then the as-electrospun silica nanofibers were immersed into a sulfated zirconia sol afterwards with a thermal treatment to obtain the SZ/SiO2 complex nanofibers.These fibers were examined by SEM,TEM,FTIR, XRD and SPS.The results indicate that the SZ nanopaticles with the average diameter of about 8 nm were disspered on the surface of silica fibers which had an average diameter of about 170 nm.The complex nanofibers had an amorphous structure.The observation of the surface-related transitions at the SPS spectrum indicates the presence of positive charges on the surface of the complex fibers.