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Synthesis and characterization of cobalt chloride/poly(ethylene oxide) electrospun hybrid nanofibers

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Cobalt chloride (CoCl2)/poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) hybrid nanofibers with diameters ranging from 500 to 700 nm were successfully synthesized by a simple and versatile approach of electrospinning. The CoCl2/PEO hybrid nanofibers were studied by different techniques such as Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). One dimensional (1-D) surface roughness average (Ra1-D) along a typical nanofiber was analyzed to be 57 nm. The chemical interactions between the CoCl2 and PEO molecules showed that polar environment provided by CoCl2 for the PEO molecules aided the modification of CoCl2 molecule configuration.

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Acknowledgments

This work was financially supported by the following organizations; African Laser Centre (ALC), Nanoscience African Network (NANOAFNET), Abdul Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP) and National Research Foundation (NRF) of South Africa. The Centre for Energy Research and Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria is also appreciated for granting two of the authors leave of absence (AAA, JAA) during the preparation of this work. Southern and Eastern Africa Network of Analytical Chemists (SEANAC) is acknowledged for funding one of the authors (SC) for his research work at iThemba LABS.

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  1. Materials and Electronics Division, Centre for Energy Research and Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

    Adurafimihan A. Abiona, John A. Ajao & Gabriel A. Osinkolu

  2. Nanosciences and Nanotechnology Laboratories, Materials Research Group, iThemba LABS, P.O. Box 722, Somerset West, 7129, South Africa

    Adurafimihan A. Abiona, John A. Ajao, Samuel Chigome, Jean B. Kana Kana & Malik. Maaza

  3. Department of Chemistry, Rhodes University, P.O. Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa

    Samuel Chigome

  4. Physics Department, University of Yaounde, Yaounde, Cameroon

    Jean B. Kana Kana

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Abiona, A.A., Ajao, J.A., Chigome, S. et al. Synthesis and characterization of cobalt chloride/poly(ethylene oxide) electrospun hybrid nanofibers. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 55, 235–241 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-010-2239-0

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