Structures and magnetic properties of nanocomposite CoFe_2O_4-BaTiO_3 fibers by organic gel-thermal decomposition process

The nanocomposite xCoFe2O4-(1-x)BaTiO3(x=0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5,molar fraction) fibers with fine diameters and high aspect ratios(length to diameter ratios) were prepared by the organic gel-thermal decomposition process from citric acid and metal salts.The structures and morphologies of gel precursors and fibers derived from thermal decomposition of the gel precursors were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy,X-ray diffractometry and scanning electron microscopy.The magnetic properties of the nanocomposite fibers were measured by vibrating sample magnetometer.The nanocomposite fibers consisting of ferrite(CoFe2O4) and perovskite(BaTiO3) are formed at the calcination temperature of 900 ℃ for 2 h.The average grain sizes of CoFe2O4 and BaTiO3 in the nanocomposite fibers increase from 25 to 65 nm with the calcination temperature from 900 to 1 180 ℃.The single fiber constructed from these nanograins of CoFe2O4 and BaTiO3 has a necklace-like morphology.The saturation magnetization of the nanocomposite 0.4CoFe2O4-0.6BaTiO3 fibers increases with the increase of CoFe2O4 grain size,while the coercivity reaches a maximum value when the average grain size of CoFe2O4 is around the critical single-domain size of 45 nm obtained at 1 000 ℃.The saturation magnetization and remanence of the nanocomposite xCoFe2O4-(1-x)BaTiO3(x=0.2,0.3,0.4,0.5) fibers almost exhibit a linear relationship with the molar fraction of CoFe2O4 in the nanocomposites.

Dielectric Behavior of BaTiO_3/ PVDF Nanocomposites In-situ Synthesized by the Sol-Gel Method

BaTiO 3/ PVDF nanocomposites were prepared via in-situ growth of nanosized BaTiO 3 particles in PVDF matrix by using the sol-gel method.The present elements of BaTiO 3/PVDF nanocomposites were analyzed by an electron probe X-ray microanalyser.Nanosized BaTiO 3 grown in the composite films was characterized by an X-ray diffractometer and a transmission electron microscope,and the dielectric properties of the composite films were measured.The distribution of BaTiO 3 nanoparticles in-situ grown in the PVDF matrix was examined using a scanning electron microscope.

PAN/BaTiO_3电纺纤维膜的制备及其压电性能

为了提高PAN的压电性能,利用静电纺丝法制备了不同BaTiO_3质量分数下PAN电纺纤维膜,通过实验室自制压电设备、SEM、FTIR、XRD以及介电谱仪等对电纺纤维膜压电性能进行表征与分析.测试结果表明:用硅烷偶联剂(KH550)处理后的BaTiO_3可均匀地分散在PAN纳米纤维内.与PAN电纺纤维膜相比,当BaTiO_3质量分数为12.5%时PAN/BaTiO_3电纺纤维膜的输出电压提高了300%,介电常数提高了300%,而介电损耗却降低了67%;FTIR与XRD测试结果显示,BaTiO_3的加入可促进PAN从31螺旋构象向平面锯齿构象的转变,从而提高PAN的压电性能.

Improvement of β-phase crystal formation in a BaTiO3-modified PVDF membrane

In this paper,low temperature plasma is used to modify the surface of barium titanate（BaTiO3）nanoparticles in order to enhance the interfacial compatibility between ferroelectric poly（vinylidene fluoride）（PVDF） and BaTiO3 nanoparticles.The results demonstrate that oxygenic groups are successfully attached to the BaTiO3 surface,and the quantity of the functional groups increases with the treatment voltage.Furthermore,the effect of modified BaTiO3 nanoparticles on the morphology and crystal structure of the PVDF/BaTiO3 membrane is investigated.The results reveal that the dispersion of BaTiO3 nanoparticles in the PVDF matrix was greatly improved due to the modification of the BaTiO3 nanoparticles by air plasma.It is worth noting that the formation of a β-phase in a PVDF/modified BaTiO3 membrane is observably promoted,which results from the strong interaction between PVDF chains and oxygenic groups fixed on the BaTiO3 surface and the better dispersion of BaTiO3 nanoparticles in the PVDF matrix.Besides,the PVDF/modified BaTiO3 membrane at the treatment voltage of 24 k V exhibits a lower water contact angle（≈68.4°） compared with the unmodified one（≈86.7°）.Meanwhile,the dielectric constant of PVDF/BaTiO3 nanocomposites increases with the increase of working voltage.

Sensing Behaviour of Some Nanocomposite Systems

Silver nanoparticles of diameters 3.4 to 13.2 nm grown at the interfaces between silicate glass and some oxide crystallites exhibited about six orders of magnitude reduction in resistivity for a relative humidity change from 25% to 80%. Sn-SnO2 nano core-shell structure prepared within a gel-derived silica glass film by electrodeposition technique followed by heat treatment showed large change in resistivity as a function of humidity. The resistivity also changed due to gas flow of CO2, C2H5OH and NO2, respectively. The latter arose because of reduction/oxidation of Sn4+/Sn2+ species present at the shell layer of the nanostructures. Nickel nanosheets of thickness ~0.6 nm grown within the interlayer spaces of Na-4 mica crystallites showed a change of dielectric permittivity (5%) for an applied magnetic field of 1.2 Tesla. An inhomogeneous model was used to explain this behavior. Two dimensional CuO phase was grown within the channels of diameter ~5 nm of mesoporous SiO2 structure. A magnetodielectric (MD) parameter M.D. of 4.4% was obtained in this case. BaTiO3 nanoparticles of diameter ~25 nm having pores with diameter 10 nm showed multiferroic behavior which arose due to the presence of oxygen vacancies as a result of large surface area present. An M.D. parameter of 11% was found. Similarly mesoporous LiNbO3 of 10 nm diameter showed an M.D. parameter of ~4.5% at a magnetic field 1 Tesla. A giant magnetocapacitance effect with a value of 44% at 1.5 T was observed in nickel zinc ferrite (NZF) impregnated mesoporous silica. A magnetocapacitance of 51% at magnetic field 1.7 T was found in the case of nanocomposites comprising of iron ion containing silica based nanoglass and mesoporous silica. In the last two examples the behavior was explained on the basis of Catalan model of space-charge polarization with extracted values of magnetoresistance of the NZF and nanoglass phases being 58%.

导电聚苯胺与磁性γ-Fe_2O_3纳米复合物的电磁性能

Nanocomposites of PAn-DBSA/γ-Fe 2O 3 with electrical and ferromagnetic behavior(σ= 2.18×10 -3-5.00×10 -5 S/cm, M s=3.7-16.6 m 2·A/kg, H c=8 805.2-9 133.1 A/m) were prepared by a chemical modification-redoping method in a neutral medium. The products were characterized by TEM, XRD, UV-Vis, four-probe method, and magnetometer. The results indicate that the electrical and magnetic properties of the nanocomposites strongly depend on γ-Fe 2O 3 content. With the increase of γ-Fe 2O 3 content, the electrical conductivity is decreased and saturation magnetization is increased.