In-situ growth of pine-needle-like tungsten oxide nanowire arrays on carbon nanofibers

Jianhua Li, Ka I. Lee, Xinkun Lu, Suping Bao, Tao Hua, John Haozhong Xin, Bin Fei

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Abstract

A pine-needle-like structure of tungsten oxide (WO3) nanowires on carbon nanofibers was conveniently synthesized from ammonium tungstate (AT) and poly(acrylonitrile-co-methyl acrylate) (P(AN-MA)). Firstly, the solution mixture of AT and P(AN-MA) in dimethylformamide (DMF) was electrospun into smooth composite nanofibers with 300-700 nm diameters. Then AT and P(AN-MA) were simultaneously converted into WO3and carbon by a heating process. In this process, a pine-needle-like hierarchical structure was surprisingly obtained, with 〈020〉 orienting WO3nanowires thoroughly covering the amorphous carbon nanofibers. This composite structure has potential applications in a cold cathode, UV detectors, gas sensors and other areas.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)131-133
Number of pages3
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume99
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Apr 2013

Keywords

  • Carbon nanofiber
  • In-situ growth
  • Nanowire
  • Tungsten oxide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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