Microstructure and Electrical Conductivity of Electrospun Titanium Oxynitride Carbon Composite Nanofibers

Summary

Titanium oxynitride carbon composite nanofibres were made by electrospinning followed by heat treatment in ammonia gas, converting a spun polymer precursor into a conductive ceramic-carbon composite. The distinctive part is the measurement: electrical conductivity was determined in situ on individual nanofibres using a four-probe technique, rather than inferred from a whole mat. Combined with X-ray and electron diffraction, electron microscopy and spectroscopy, this links the microstructure of a single fibre directly to how well it conducts.

Authors & Affiliations

• Gorazd Koderman Podboršek

  Department of Materials Chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Špela Zupančič

  Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Rok Kaufman

  Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Angela Šurca Kaufman

  Department of Materials Chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Ana Marsel

  Department of Materials Chemistry, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
• Andraž Pavlišič

  Department of Catalysis and Chemical Reaction Engineering, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Linari Electrospinning Systems

Topics

Materials