Morphological and Thermal Properties of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)/Layered Double Hydroxide Hybrid Nanocomposite Fibers

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(a) Scanning electron microscopy images of as-prepared Zn-layered double hydroxide (LDH) clay powder (LDH75). (b) High-resolution electron microscopic image of the LDH75 sample. (c) The effects of heating (250°C) on the LDH sample, which compacted into clusters of layered double oxide (LDO) layers. (d) Electron microscopic image of a sizeable layered region of the LDO sample.

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