Preparation and morphology of magnesium titanate nanofibres via electrospinning

Magnesium titanate/polyvinyl acetate composite nanofibres were prepared by sol–gel processing and electrospinning technique. Phase pure magnesium titanate fibres of 200–400 nm diameter were obtained by high temperature calcination of the inorganic–organic composite fibres. The magnesium titanate nanofibres thus prepared have been characterized by SEM, XRD and FT-IR, respectively. The surface morphology and crystallization of magnesium titanate fibres were found to depend on the calcination temperature.