Zirconium tungstate (ZrW2O8) is a ceramic material having a negative coefficient of thermal expansion (NCTE) over a wide range of temperature from 0.3 to 1050K. In this study, by adopting a new low temperature synthesis approach, phase pure nanoparticles of ZrW2O8 were prepared. After a series of size distribution homogenization and filtering steps, recovered nanoparticles were electrospun with a polymer. A two-step burnout procedure was used to produce ZrW2O8 nanofibers with diameters around 250nm.

Synthesis of ceramic nanofibers with negative coefficient of thermal expansion

244th National Meeting (2012)

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