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CuS nanoparticles; electrospinning; poly(vinyl alcohol).

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/CuS composite nanofibres were successfully prepared by electrospinning technique and gas–solid reaction. Scanning electron microscopic (SEM) images showed that the average diameter of PVA/CuS fibres was about 150–200 nm. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) proved that a majority of CuS nanoparticles with an average diameter of about 15–25 nm are incorporated in the PVA fibres. Xray diffraction (XRD) analyses and electron diffraction pattern also revealed the forming of CuS crystal structure in the PVA fibres.

Jia Xu¹ Xuejun Cui¹ Jinhui Zhang¹ Hongwei Liang² Hongyan Wang¹ Junfeng Li¹

1. College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China
2. State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis and Preparative, Jilin University, Changchun 130012, People’s Republic of China

Published

April 2008

Manuscript received

14 July 2007

Manuscript revised

19 January 2008