Synthesis of praseodymium oxide nanofiber by electrospinning

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Abstract

Well-defined and uniform Pr6O11 nanofibers were synthesized by electrospinning of an aqueous sol-gel consisting of praseodymium nitrate hexa-hydrate and polyvinyl acetate. The synthesized Pr6O 11 nanofibers mat was dried at 80 °C for 24 h under vacuum and finally annealed at 600 °C for 2 h in static air furnace. From crystalline properties, the synthesized Pr6O11 nanofibers XRD analysis revealed the typical cubic structure. The morphological observation showed that the synthesized Pr6O11 nanofibers composed of fibers length in several 100 nm and diameter of ∼20 nm. Similarly, transmission electron microscope (TEM) measurement revealed the good crystalline nature of the synthesized Pr6O11 nanofibers with the average diameter of ∼20 nm. Photoluminescence (PL) demonstrated a strong green-blue emission peak at 521 nm, suggesting that the Pr6O11 nanofiber exhibited good crystal quality with very less structural defects.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)139-144
Number of pages6
JournalSuperlattices and Microstructures
Volume50
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011.08

Keywords

  • Electrospinning
  • Nanofibers
  • Optical property
  • Praseodymium oxide

Quacquarelli Symonds(QS) Subject Topics

  • Materials Science
  • Engineering - Electrical & Electronic
  • Engineering - Petroleum
  • Physics & Astronomy

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