There is significant interest in developing nanofibers (NFs) due to  the unique properties that could be obtained with small diameter fibers,  such as high surface area to mass ratio and high length to diameter  ratio. In addition, their membranes have characteristics such as  interconnected pores, high solvent uptake, and adequate mechanical  strength. These characteristics make NFs suitable in a number of  technology areas. We are interested to making high quality and uniform  electrochemically active metal oxide NFs for energy related materials  using a ForceSpinning technique. This process uses centrifugal force due  to externally imposed rotational constraint from precursor solutions to  produce fibers. It allows for rapid production of NFs at high yield  from a number of materials. Here we will present results of produced  metal oxides NFs that will work as cathode or anode for lithium ion  batteries, including LiFePO4 and TiO2 NFs with diameters ranging from  100 to 200 nm.

Metal oxide nanofibers produced by a ForceSpinning™ method for battery electrodes

244th National Meeting (2012)

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