Could you please suggest the best method to decorate electrospun nanofibers with green synthesized metal oxide NPs. I wish to use these decorated NFs for further photocatalytic applications.
Dear Ankush Sharma, there are two major strategies: either the NP's are prepared in the electrospun solution, followed by the electrospinning operation, or post-electrospining NP's deposition by physical means. Please have a look at the following documents. My Regards
For these materials or equivalents, I usually use wet deposition. In a suitable solvent you prepare the suspension of the nanoparticles, and add it to the suspension of the nanofibers. The process improves when the concentration of NPs is low and using ultrasound to facilitate dispersion. In some cases, the temperature can help to improve the degree of dispersion, although it obviously depends on the materials.
For these materials or equivalents, I usually use wet deposition. In a suitable solvent you prepare the suspension of the nanoparticles, and add it to the suspension of the nanofibers. The process improves when the concentration of NPs is low and using ultrasound to facilitate dispersion. In some cases, the temperature can help to improve the degree of dispersion, although it obviously depends on the materials.