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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Engineering Surface and Optical Properties of TiO₂-Coated Electrospun PVDF Nanofibers Via Controllable Self-Assembly.

Jianming Yang, Fuan He, Huijun Wu, Yuying Liang, Yuxuan Wang, Zhi Sun

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Jianming YangCollege of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China. y1224588051@163.com.
Fuan HeCollege of Chemical Engineering, Guangdong University of Petrochemical Technology, Maoming 525000, China. he-fu-an@163.com.
Huijun WuCollege of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China. wuhuijun@tsinghua.org.cn.
Yuying LiangCollege of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China. liangyuying.y@foxmail.com.
Yuxuan WangCollege of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China. wangyuxuan_berg@163.com.
Zhi SunCollege of Civil Engineering, Guangzhou University, Guangzhou 510006, China. sunzhiwait13@163.com.

Funding

the Guangdong Science and Technology Project 2017A050506058the Innovation Group Project of Guangzhou No. 1201610010the Major Research Project of Guangdong Provincial Department of Education No. 2016KZDXM035the Yangcheng Scholars Project of Guangzhou 1201561560
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Abstract

Understanding the effect of a porous TiO₂ nanolayer on the optical scattering and absorption through electrospun fibers is of great importance for the design and development of advanced optical extinction materials. Based on electrospinning and controllable self-assembly techniques, pure electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) fibers and TiO₂-coated ones with different self-assembly cycles were prepared. The effect of TiO₂ self-assembly cycles on surface parameters, e.g., thickness, assembled content, and porosity of the TiO₂ nanolayer were determined by scanning electron microscopy, thermogravimetric analysis, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. With an increase in the self-assembly cycles, the TiO₂-coated electrospun PVDF fibers presented rougher surfaces and greater average diameters. According to the characterized surface parameters, the effects of the controllable self-assembly on the optical refractive index, absorption index, and infrared extinction were investigated to increase the optical properties of electrospun PVDF fibers. The results indicated that an increase of almost 120⁻130 cm

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electrospinningextinctionPVDFrefractive indexself-assemblyTiO2

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