Preparation and characterization of TiO ₂s coated Fe nanofibers for electromagnetic wave absorber

Recently, electromagnetic interference (EMI) and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) have become serious problems due to the growth of electronic device and next generation telecommunication. It is necessary to develop new electromagnetic wave absorbing material to overcome the limitation of electromagnetic wave shielding materials. The EMI attenuation is normally related to magnetic loss and dielectric loss. Therefore, magnetic material coating dielectric materials are required in this reason. In this study, TiO ₂ coated Fe nanofibers were prepared to improve their properties for electromagnetic wave absorption. Poly(vinylpyrrolidone) (PVP) and Iron (III) nitrate nonahydrate (Fe(NO ₃) ₃ ·9H ₂O) were used as starting materials for the synthesis of Fe oxide nanofibers. Fe oxide nanofibers were prepared by electrospinning in an electric field and heat treatment. TiO ₂ layer was coated on the surface of Fe oxide nanofibers using sol-gel process. After the reduction of TiO ₂ coated Fe oxide nanofibers, Fe nanofibers with a TiO ₂ coating layer of about 10 nm were successfully obtained. The morphology and structure of fibers were characterized by SEM, TEM, and XRD. In addition, the absorption properties of TiO ₂ coated Fe nanofibers were measured by network analyzer.