Fabrication and characterization of 1-D alumina (Al2O3) nanofibers in an electric field

• Autorzy: Azad A.-M. , Noibi M. , Ramachandran M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The technique of electrospinning was employed to fabricate uniform one-dimensional inorganic-organic composite nanofibers at room temperature from a solution containing equal volumes of aluminum 2, 4-pentanedionate in acetone and polyvinylpyrrolidone in ethanol. Upon firing and sintering under carefully preselected time-temperature profiles (heating rate, temperature and soak time), high-purity and crystalline alumina nanofibers retaining the original morphological features present in the as-spun composite (cermer) fibers were obtained. Tools such as laser Raman spectroscopy, scanning and transmission electron microscopy together with energy dispersive spectroscopy and selected area electron diffraction were employed to follow the systematic evolution of the ceramic phase and its morphological features in the as-spun and the fired fibers. X-ray diffraction was used to identify the crystalline fate of the final product.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

electrospinning; alumina nanofibers; electron microscopy; Raman spectroscopy; X-ray diffraction

• Wydawca: Polska Akademia Nauk, Wydział IV Nauk Technicznych
• Czasopismo: Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Technical Sciences
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: Vol. 55, nr 2
• Strony: 195--201
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 44 poz., rys.

Twórcy

autor

Azad A.-M.

autor

Noibi M.

autor

Ramachandran M.

• Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, The University of Toledo, 3052 Nitschke Hall, 2801 W. Bancroft St., Toledo, OH 43606-3390, USA,

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