Silica ceramic nanofiber membrane with ultra-softness and high temperature insulation
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Silica ceramic nanofiber (SCNF) membranes with ultra-softness were fabricated by electrospinning and precursor derived ceramic technology. Firstly, the precursor fiber membrane was obtained by electrospinning from spinnable precursor sol, which was prepared by using silica sol as raw material and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) as spinning aid, and after heat treatment, it was converted into the SCNF membrane composed of pure inorganic components, which had the ultra-softness to restore the original shape after arbitrary folding. Then the effects of different PVA dosages and heat treatment temperatures on the fiber morphology, thermal stability, mechanical properties, and thermal conductivity of SCNF membranes were investigated. Among all the membranes, the SCNF membrane that was made with a precursor sol of 5% PVA and sintered at 900 °C (Ss + PVA 5%-900 °C) showed the smoothest as well as the most uniform fiber morphology, with an average fiber diameter of 285.19 nm, a density of 0.106 g cm−3, the best mechanical properties (tensile strength of 4.145 MPa), and it also had the lowest thermal conductivity of 0.05285 Wm−1 K−1. The Ss + PVA 5%-900 °C SCNF membrane still maintained intact fiber morphology after being treated at 1200 °C. These excellent properties make the SCNF membrane have a potential application prospect as an insulation material in ultra-high temperature environments.
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OpenAlex topics: Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications · Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials · Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
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