Abstract

We demonstrate a static fabrication approach to make free-standing ordered arrays of fluorescent nanofibres through control of the transverse electrospinning field. The alignment and the density of the nanofibre arrays are optimised by careful design of both the source and collector electrode geometries which can control the transverse electric field over the full path of the jet. In doing so, we fabricate suspended fluorescent nanofibres with an aspect ratio of 10^4, and with a substantially increased density and order parameter (by a factor of ∼10 compared to random deposition). Electrostatic modelling suggests that the field distribution of the component is the main contribution to the ordering between the plates. This method offers increased efficiency for the creation of ordered fibres collected over a small area and the characterisation of their photoluminescent properties

Autore Pugliese

• Anni Marco

Tutti gli autori

• Stevenson J. R. Y. , Lattante S. , André P. , Anni M. , Turnbull G. A.

Titolo volume/Rivista

APPLIED PHYSICS LETTERS

Anno di pubblicazione

2015

ISSN

0003-6951

ISBN

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Numero di citazioni Wos

Nessuna citazione

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Numero di citazioni Scopus

2

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

28/04/2018

Settori ERC

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Codici ASJC

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