No 3, Vol. 5, 2003 
 

PREPARATION AND MORPHOLOGY OF GERMANIUM OXIDE NANOFIBERS

H.Y. Kim1, P. Viswanathamurthi1,2, N. Bhattarai3 and D.R. Lee1

1 Department of Textile Engineering, Chonbuk National University, Chonju 561 756, South Korea
2 Department of Chemistry, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore 641 029, India
3 Department of Advanced Organic Materials Engineering, Chonbuk National University,
Chonju 561 756, South Korea

Abstract

Nanofibers of GeO2 have been prepared by electrospinning followed by thermal treatment using poly(vinyl acetate) and germanium isopropoxide. The nanofibers have been characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray diffraction method (XRD).

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