Fabrication and Characterization of Carbon Nanofibers Carrying Ag Nanoparticles via Electrospinning

Abstract:

The carbon-nanofibers carrying Ag nanoparticles (Ag/CNF) have been successfully obtained via electrospinning followed by calcination. For it, AgNO3/polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fibers were firstly prepared as an intermediate and then the intermediate was calcined at 600°C for 4h to transit the PAN nanofibers to the CNF and reduce AgNO3 to the Ag nanoparticles. Transmission electron microscope (TEM), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction (XRD) were used to characterize their morphologies and structures. The results show that the diameters of the Ag nanoparticles and CNF are 5 nm and 180 nm on the average, respectively. Most of the Ag nanoparticles were located on the surface of carbon nanofibers.

• Periodical: Solid State Phenomena (Volumes 121-123)
• Pages: 123-126
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/SSP.121-123.123
• Online since: March 2007
• Authors: Z.Y. Li, Hui Min Huang, C. Wang
• Keywords: Ag Nanoparticle, Calcination, Carbon Nanofiber, Electro-Spinning

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