Abstract
Silica fiber mats were fabricated by soaking electro-spun poly(vinyl alcohol) fibril mat in NH4OH-catalyzed (Stöber type) colloidal silica sol and silica oligomer solution from HCl-catalysis of the system tetraethoxysilane, ethanol, and water, followed by appropriate heat treatments. The silica fibrils from the Stöber silica sol were hollow nano-tubes (NT) consisting of nano-sized silica particles, while the silica nanofibers (NF) from the acid-catalyzed sol were solid with minimal porosity. A model was proposed for the NF and NT formation processes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 520-524 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan |
Volume | 120 |
Issue number | 1407 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Nov 2012 |
Keywords
- Electrospinning
- Nanofiber
- Nanotubes
- Poly(vinyl alcohol)
- Silica
- Sol-gel
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ceramics and Composites
- Chemistry(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Materials Chemistry