Although SnO_2-based nanomaterials used to be considered as being extraordinarily versatile for application to nanosensors,microelectronic devices, lithium-ion batteries, supercapacitors and other devices, the functio...Although SnO_2-based nanomaterials used to be considered as being extraordinarily versatile for application to nanosensors,microelectronic devices, lithium-ion batteries, supercapacitors and other devices, the functionalities of SnO_2-based nanomaterials are severely limited by their intrinsic vulnerabilities. Facile electrospinning was used to prepare SnO_2 nanofibers coated with a protective carbon layer. The mechanical properties of individual core-shell-structured SnO_2@C nanofibers were investigated by atomic force microscopy and the finite element method. The elastic moduli of the carbon-coated SnO_2 nanofibers remarkably increased, suggesting that coating SnO_2 nanofibers with carbon could be an effective method of improving their mechanical properties.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51401176,51002128)the Scientific Research Foundation of the Hunan Provincial Education Department(Grant No.17A205)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province(Grant No.2018JJ2393,2018JJ2394)
文摘Although SnO_2-based nanomaterials used to be considered as being extraordinarily versatile for application to nanosensors,microelectronic devices, lithium-ion batteries, supercapacitors and other devices, the functionalities of SnO_2-based nanomaterials are severely limited by their intrinsic vulnerabilities. Facile electrospinning was used to prepare SnO_2 nanofibers coated with a protective carbon layer. The mechanical properties of individual core-shell-structured SnO_2@C nanofibers were investigated by atomic force microscopy and the finite element method. The elastic moduli of the carbon-coated SnO_2 nanofibers remarkably increased, suggesting that coating SnO_2 nanofibers with carbon could be an effective method of improving their mechanical properties.