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Electrospinning of nanofiber Chevrel phase materials

Woan, Karran V.; Scheffler, Raymond H.; Bell, Nelson S.; Sigmund, Wolfgang M.

A modified sol-gel synthesis for non-oxide sulfide ceramics is presented. Sols are electrospun into continuous nanofiber precursors and then heat treated to obtain Chevrel-phase sulfide materials. In particular, the Mg-Chevrel fibers formed have average diameters of 230 ± 57 nm with grain sizes of 10 ± 3 nm after heat-treatment. © 2011 The Royal Society of Chemistry.