Preparation and characterization of Poly(vinyl alcohol)/graphene nanofibers synthesized by electrospinning

dc.contributor.authorBarzegar, Farshad
dc.contributor.authorBello, Abdulhakeem
dc.contributor.authorFabiane, Mopeli
dc.contributor.authorKhamlich, Saleh
dc.contributor.authorMomodu, Damilola Y.
dc.contributor.authorTaghizadeh, Fatemeh
dc.contributor.authorDangbegnon, Julien K.
dc.contributor.authorManyala, Ncholu I.
dc.date.accessioned2014-11-12T05:32:08Z
dc.date.available2014-11-12T05:32:08Z
dc.date.issued2015-02
dc.description.abstractWe report on the synthesis and characterization of electrospun polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/graphene nanofibers. The samples produced were characterized by Raman spectroscopy for structural and defect density analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) for morphological analysis, and thermogravimetric (TGA) for thermal analysis. SEM measurements show uniform hollow PVA fibers formation and excellent graphene dispersion within the fibers, while TGA measurements show the improved thermal stability of PVA in the presence of graphene. The synthesized polymer reinforced nanofibers have potential to serve in many different applications such as thermal management, supercapacitor electrodes and biomedical materials for drug delivery.en_US
dc.description.librarianhj2014en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Pretoria and the NRF Doctorate Innovation Fund.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.elsevier.com/locate/jpcsen_US
dc.identifier.citationBarzegar, F, Bello, A, Fabiane, M, Khamlich, S, Momodu, D, Taghizadeh, F, Dangbegnon, J & Manyala, N 2014, 'Preparation and characterization of Poly(vinyl alcohol)/graphene nanofibers synthesized by electrospinning', Journal of Chemistry and Physics of Solids, vol. 77, pp. 139-145.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1879-2553 (online)
dc.identifier.issn0022-3697 (print)
dc.identifier.other10.1016/j.jpcs.2014.09.015
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/42563
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.rights© 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Notice : this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids, vol. 77, pp. 139-145, 2015. doi : 10.1016/j.jpcs.2014.09.015en_US
dc.subjectElectrospinningen_US
dc.subjectNanofiberen_US
dc.subjectNanotechnologyen_US
dc.subjectPVA/graphene nanofiberen_US
dc.subjectThermogravimetric (TGA)en_US
dc.subjectScanning electron microscopy (SEM)en_US
dc.subjectPolyvinyl alcohol (PVA)en_US
dc.titlePreparation and characterization of Poly(vinyl alcohol)/graphene nanofibers synthesized by electrospinningen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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