Synthesize of Zirconium Silicate Nanofibers by Aid of Alectrospinning Technique

In this study by use of electrospinning device, zirconium silicate nanofibers weresynthesized. For this purpose polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was dissolved in water and ethanol atfirst, then zirconium silicate was added to the fabricated solution. The obtained solutionelectrospun under 30 kV potential. After that, the nanofibers were calcined in 550 oC of airatmosphere for 3 hours. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of samples confirmed the formation oftetragonal crystal structure of zirconium silicate. The scanning electron microscope (SEM)images of samples showed that the average diameters of nanofibers are about 80 nm. Comparingof fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra of samples before and after calcination processshowed that all functional groups of C=O, O-H and C-H were removed after calcination processwhich indicated the omission of fabricated polymers sculpture after calcination process.

Keywords:

Zirconium Silicate , Nanofiber , Eelectrospin , Nanotechnology