Synthesis and characterization of cobalt chloride/poly(ethylene oxide) electrospun hybrid nanofibers |
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| Authors: | Adurafimihan A. Abiona John A. Ajao Samuel Chigome Jean B. Kana Kana Gabriel A. Osinkolu Malik. Maaza |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Materials and Electronics Division, Centre for Energy Research and Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria;(2) Nanosciences and Nanotechnology Laboratories, Materials Research Group, iThemba LABS, P.O. Box 722, Somerset West, 7129, South Africa;(3) Department of Chemistry, Rhodes University, P.O. Box 94, Grahamstown, 6140, South Africa;(4) Physics Department, University of Yaounde, Yaounde, Cameroon |
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Cobalt chloride (CoCl2)/poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) hybrid nanofibers with diameters ranging from 500 to 700 nm were successfully synthesized by a simple and versatile approach of electrospinning. The CoCl2/PEO hybrid nanofibers were studied by different techniques such as Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) and Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA). One dimensional (1-D) surface roughness average (Ra1-D) along a typical nanofiber was analyzed to be 57 nm. The chemical interactions between the CoCl2 and PEO molecules showed that polar environment provided by CoCl2 for the PEO molecules aided the modification of CoCl2 molecule configuration. |
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