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Preparation and characterization of ZnO nanofibers by electrospinning
Author(s) -
Siddheswaran R.,
Sankar R.,
Ramesh Babu M.,
Rathnakumari M.,
Jayavel R.,
Murugakoothan P.,
Sureshkumar P.
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
crystal research and technology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.377
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1521-4079
pISSN - 0232-1300
DOI - 10.1002/crat.200510603
Subject(s) - electrospinning , calcination , nanofiber , chemical engineering , materials science , zinc , atomic force microscopy , characterization (materials science) , composite number , morphology (biology) , nanotechnology , chemistry , composite material , polymer , metallurgy , organic chemistry , catalysis , biology , engineering , genetics
Electrospun ZnO nanofibers were obtained by calcinating PVA/Zinc Acetate composite fibers at various temperatures. Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) revealed that the ZnO fibers have diameters in the range of 100‐200 nm. The fibers were characterized by FT‐ IR, TGA‐DTA, and XRD studies. The XRD results showed that the crystal structure and the morphology of the fibers were largely dependent on the calcination temperature (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)