AVS 60th International Symposium and Exhibition
    Manufacturing Science and Technology Tuesday Sessions
       Session MS+AS+EL+EM+PS+TF-TuA

Paper MS+AS+EL+EM+PS+TF-TuA11
Manufacture and Characterization of Silver and Copper Nanorods Produced via Forcespun Nylon 6 Nanofibers Templates

Tuesday, October 29, 2013, 5:20 pm, Room 202 B

Session: Manufacturing Challenges of Nanoscale Patterning
Presenter: D.M. Mihut, The University of Texas Pan American
Authors: D.M. Mihut, The University of Texas Pan American
K. Lozano, The University of Texas Pan American
W. Zhao, The University of Texas Pan American
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The Nylon 6 nanofibers are produced using the forcespinning method and further on coated with metallic thin films using the thermal evaporation equipment. The Nylon 6 nanofibers are used as templates in order to obtain silver and copper nanorods where the polymer is removed after high temperature calcination from the metallic coated structures. The metallic nanorods morphology and electrical behavior are characterized using the scanning electron microscopy, scanning transmission electron microscopy (SEM, STEM), energy disperssive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and electrical measurements. This method of fabrication offers the ability to obtain controlled ultrafine size netallic nanorods.