Title :
Fabrication and characterization of electrospun silver nanofibers with unmatched porosity
Author :
Hussain, Fathima Shahitha Jahir ; Yusoff, Mashitah Binti Mohd
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Ind. Sci. & Technol., Univ. Malaysia Pahang, Kuantan, Malaysia
Abstract :
Herein we describe the fabrication and characterization of free standing silver nanofibers with very high porosity using electrospun polymer nanofibers as template. Silver (Ag) metal was deposited on these porous nanofibers using thermal evaporator. The polymer nanofibers (template) and silver nanofibers were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, XRD and cyclic voltammetry. The Ag nanofibers showed high electrical conductivity.
Keywords :
X-ray diffraction; electrical conductivity; nanofabrication; nanofibres; polymer fibres; porosity; porous materials; scanning electron microscopy; silver; vacuum deposition; voltammetry (chemical analysis); Ag; XRD; cyclic voltammetry; electrical conductivity; electrospun polymer nanofibers; electrospun silver nanofiber fabrication; free standing silver nanofibers; porous nanofibers; scanning electron microscopy; thermal evaporator; unmatched porosity; Biomedical monitoring; Monitoring; Nanobioscience;
Conference_Titel :
Nanotechnology (IEEE-NANO), 2012 12th IEEE Conference on
Conference_Location :
Birmingham
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2198-3
DOI :
10.1109/NANO.2012.6322232
