Electrospun fibers of poly (vinyl alcohol): zinc acetate (PVA:AcZn) and further ZnO production: evaluation of PVA:AcZn ratio and annealing temperature effects on ZnO structure

The effects of the poly (vinyl alcohol): zinc acetate (PVA:AcZn) mass ratio on the morphology and structure of the precursor electrospun fibers as well as the calcination conditions on the morphology and chemical and physical structure of the as-obtained zinc oxide (ZnO) nanofibers are deeply discussed in this work. Initially, precursor nanofibers were obtained through electrospinning, a simple and accessible process for the production of...