Characterization of TiO2-Al2O3 composite fibers formed by electrospinning a sol-gel and polymer mixture

被引:37
作者
Lotus, A. F. [1 ]
Feaver, R. K. [2 ]
Britton, L. A. [3 ]
Bender, E. T. [4 ]
Perhay, D. A. [2 ]
Stojilovic, N. [5 ]
Ramsier, R. D. [3 ,6 ,7 ]
Chase, G. G. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Akron, Dept Chem & Biomol Engn, Akron, OH 44325 USA
[2] John Carroll Univ, Dept Phys, University Hts, OH 44118 USA
[3] Univ Akron, Dept Chem, Akron, OH 44325 USA
[4] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Med Phys, Madison, WI 53705 USA
[5] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Phys & Astron, Oshkosh, WI 54901 USA
[6] Univ Akron, Dept Phys, Akron, OH 44325 USA
[7] Univ Akron, Off Provost, Akron, OH 44325 USA
来源
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING B-ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL SOLID-STATE MATERIALS | 2010年 / 167卷 / 01期
关键词
Titania; Alumina; Electrospinning; Sol-gel; Composite nanofibers; TITANIA NANOFIBERS; TIO2; NANOFIBERS; ALUMINA; FABRICATION; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS; CATALYSTS; EMITTERS; POWDERS;
D O I
10.1016/j.mseb.2010.01.027
中图分类号
T [工业技术];
学科分类号
08 ;
摘要
Composite fibers of TiO2-Al2O3 were prepared by electrospinning a sol-gel and polymer mixture to form template polymeric fibers followed by calcination. The resulting fibers were characterized using thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), X-ray diffraction (XRD), diffuse reflectance ultraviolet-visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), X-ray energy dispersive spectroscopy (XEDS), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Calcination at 973 K resulted in mixture of anatase (A) titania and gamma (gamma) alumina phases. We calculated a band gap energy of 3.3 eV and found the average diameter of the resulting fibers in the 150-400 nm range. Both XEDS and XPS reveal that fibers are predominantly made of titania. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页数:5
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