Fabrication of Magnesium Oxide (Bangkalan Dolomite)/Carbon Nanofibers Nanocompusite Using Electrospinning Method
Devi Ragita Putri Pratiwi (a*), Arina Wahdania (a), Iqbal Ainur Rizki (a), Arfinda Mulya Dewi (b), Veldiana Oktaviana Putri (a), Lydia Rohmawati (a)

(a) Department of Physics, Universitas Negeri Surabaya
Jl. Ketintang, Surabaya 60231, Indonesia
*devi.19005[at]mhs.unesa.ac.id
(b) Department of Chemistry, Universitas Negeri Surabaya
Jl. Ketintang, Surabaya 60231, Indonesia

Abstract

The application of Magnesium Oxide (MgO) has potential in the medic as an antibacterial and treatment medium. The natural material that can be used as the primary material for making MgO nanoparticles is Bangkalan dolomite. In its application, MgO needs to be combined with Carbon Nanofibers (CNFs) to become MgO@CNFs. CNFs are materials that have good physicochemical and mechanical properties, so it is exciting to be a supporting material. These nanocomposite biosensors can be utilized in several applications, such as supercapacitors and biosensors. This study aims to fabricate and characterize nanocomposites MgO@CNFs. Nanocomposites MgO@CNFs made using electrospinning and carbonization methods. It will be tested for X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), and Fourier transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR). The implications of this study can further apply MgO@CNFs nanocomposites.

Keywords: MgO, CNFs, Bangkalan Dolomite, Electrospinning

Topic: Physics