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Morphology and crystalline phase study of electrospun TiO2-SiO2 nanofibres

  • Bin Ding
  • , Hakyong Kim
  • , Chulki Kim
  • , Myungseob Khil
  • , Soojin Park
  • Chonbuk National University
  • Center for Convergent Research of Emerging Virus Infection

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Abstract

Nanofibres of TiO2-SiO2 (Ti:Si = 50:50 mol%) with diameters of 50-400 nm were prepared by calcining electrospun nanofibres of polyvinyl acetate (PVac)/titania-silica composite as precursor. These PVac/titania-silica hybrid nanofibres were obtained from a homogenous solution of PVac with a sol - gel of titanium isopropoxide (TiP) and tetraethoxysilane by using the electrospinning technique. The nanofibres were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), wide-angle x-ray diffraction (WAXD), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and Brunauer - Emmett - Teller (BET) surface area. SEM, WAXD and FTIR results indicated that the morphology and crystalline phase of TiO2-SiO2 nanofibres were strongly influenced by the calcination temperature and the content of titania and silica in the nanofibres. Additionally, the BET results showed that the surface area of TiO2-SiO2 nanofibres was decreased with increasing calcination temperature and the content of titania and silica in nanofibres.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)532-537
Number of pages6
JournalNanotechnology
Volume14
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2003
Externally publishedYes

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