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Fabrication of optically active fiber mats via melt electrospinning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2018

John P. Murphy ,
Molly C. Brockway ,
Jessica M. Andriolo ,
Nathan J. Sutton  and
Jack L. Skinner
John P. Murphy*
Affiliation:
Montana Tech Nanotechnology Laboratory, 1300 W. Park St., Butte, MT 59701, USA Montana University System Materials Science Ph.D. Program, 1300 W. Park St., Butte, MT 59701, USA
Molly C. Brockway
Affiliation:
Montana Tech Nanotechnology Laboratory, 1300 W. Park St., Butte, MT 59701, USA Montana University System Materials Science Ph.D. Program, 1300 W. Park St., Butte, MT 59701, USA
Jessica M. Andriolo
Affiliation:
Montana Tech Nanotechnology Laboratory, 1300 W. Park St., Butte, MT 59701, USA Mechanical Engineering Department, Montana Tech, 1300 W. Park St., Butte, MT 59701, USA
Nathan J. Sutton
Affiliation:
Montana Tech Nanotechnology Laboratory, 1300 W. Park St., Butte, MT 59701, USA Mechanical Engineering Department, Montana Tech, 1300 W. Park St., Butte, MT 59701, USA
Jack L. Skinner
Affiliation:
Montana Tech Nanotechnology Laboratory, 1300 W. Park St., Butte, MT 59701, USA Montana University System Materials Science Ph.D. Program, 1300 W. Park St., Butte, MT 59701, USA Mechanical Engineering Department, Montana Tech, 1300 W. Park St., Butte, MT 59701, USA
*
Address all correspondence to John P. Murphy at jmurphy@mtech.edu
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Abstract

Melt electrospinning is a facile fabrication technique that can be utilized in the creation of microfibers without the use of solvent and with good control over feature placement. The available thermal energy of the melt electrospinning technique is often only utilized in the formation of the polymer melt but can also be used to thermodynamically drive chemical reactions. In this study, hybrid perovskite microcrystallites are synthesized in the polymer melt and electrospun to form composite microfibers. Unique hybrid perovskite microstructures were studied, elucidating mechanisms of formation at work in the polymer melt.

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MRS Communications , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , September 2018 , pp. 1098 - 1103
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2018 

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