Abstract

WANG, Y et al. Tin oxide micro/nano fibers from electrostatic deposition. Rev. mex. fis. [online]. 2006, vol.52, suppl.2, pp.42-44. ISSN 0035-001X.

SnO₂ micro/nano fibers in the rutile structure were synthesized using electrospinning and metallorganic decomposition techniques. Fibers were electrospun using two different precursor solutions, one based on SnCl₄ and the other on C₂₂H₄₄O₄Sn. The fibers were sintered in air for two hours at 400, 500, 600, 700 and 800°C. SEM, AFM, XRD, XPS and Raman microspectrometry were used to characterize the sintered fibers. The results showed that the fibers were composed of SnO₂ and that the SnCl₄ precursor led to better results in terms of uniformity/continuity of the fibers.

Keywords : Tin oxide; nanofibers; electrospinning.