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Synthesis and characterization of zinc titanate fibers by sol-electrospinning method

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A facile and economic electrospinning approach has been developed for the synthesis of zinc titanate-rutile composite fibers as a nanofibrous mat at the first time. The composite fibers with different morphologies were obtained by calcination of the PVP/Ti(OC4H9)4–Zn(CH3COO)2 fibers. The reaction mechanism was characterized by thermogravimetry-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and Fourier transform infraction spectroscopy (FT-IR) spectra techniques. According to the thermal analysis, the phase of ZnTiO3 occurred at 450 °C and it decomposed at 885 °C. FE-SEM micrographs indicated that the as-spun fibers were round and had a rather uniform and smooth surface with the diameters in the range of 300–800 nm over its length. Its morphology is greatly affected by the calcination temperatures.

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This work was financially supported by the Hebei Natural Science Foundation of China (No. E2011506001).

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    Zongying Cai

  2. Institute of Advanced Materials, Mechanical Engineering College, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050003, People’s Republic of China

    Zongying Cai, Jie Song, Junshou Li, Fang Zhao, Xiaohe Luo & Xiangjun Tang

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Cai, Z., Song, J., Li, J. et al. Synthesis and characterization of zinc titanate fibers by sol-electrospinning method. J Sol-Gel Sci Technol 61, 49–55 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10971-011-2589-2

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