Electrospinning fabrication of polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl pyrrolidone/Sm(NO 3 ) 3 -Sm 2 O 3 composites nanofibers

Abstract

Polyvinyl pyrrolidone and polyvinyl alcohol thickeners and Sm(NO₃)₃ have been directly processed by electrospinning method to obtain composite nanofibers. Scanning electron microscopy micrographs indicated that the surface of the prepared composite fibers was smooth. X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that the composite nanofibers were amorphous in structure. Sm₂O₃ nanoparticles and nanofibers were fabricated by calcination of the composite fibers.

Keywords

Electrospinning nanofibers composites materials

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