Synthesis of CaSnO3 nanofibers by electrospinning combined with sol–gel

• Published in: Journal of sol-gel science and technology Vol. 58; no. 2; pp. 355 - 359
• Main Authors: Zhang, Neng, Zhang, Zhao-Chun, Zhou, Jian-Gang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.05.2011; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Ceramics; Chemistry; Chemistry and Materials Science; Colloidal gels. Colloidal sols; Colloidal state and disperse state; Composites; Diffraction; Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy; Diffusion; Electrospinning; Exact sciences and technology; General and physical chemistry; Glass; Inorganic Chemistry; Inorganic salts; Materials Science; Morphology; Nanofibers; Nanotechnology; Natural Materials; Optical and Electronic Materials; Original Paper; Reflectance; Scanning electron microscopy; Sol gel process; Sol-gel processes; Stannates; X-ray diffraction; Electrospinning; Calcium stannate; Sol–gel; Nanofibers; Scanning electron microscopy; Calcium; Sol-gel; Fiber; Nanofiber; Polymer; X ray diffraction; Composite material; Mechanism; Synthesis; Sol gel process; Morphology; Structure; Calcium stagnate; Reflectance
• ISSN: 0928-0707; 1573-4846
• DOI: 10.1007/s10971-011-2400-4

Calcium stannate (CaSnO 3 ) nanofibers were synthesized by electrospinning technique combined with a sol–gel process. The structure and morphology of the as-prepared CaSnO 3 nanofibers were characterized by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy, respectively. The samples had a band gap of about 3.87 eV, which was estimated by UV–Vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy. On the basis of the experiment results, the composite fibers containing polymer and inorganic salt can be changed to pure CaSnO 3 nanofibers only when they were sintered at an appropriate temperature. At the same time, a possible mechanism of the nanofibers forming process was also proposed.