@ARTICLE{Matysiak_W._Thin_2020, author={Matysiak, W. and Tański, T. and Smok, W. and Polishchuk, S.}, volume={vol. 65}, number={No 2}, journal={Archives of Metallurgy and Materials}, pages={761-765}, howpublished={online}, year={2020}, publisher={Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science of Polish Academy of Sciences}, publisher={Committee of Materials Engineering and Metallurgy of Polish Academy of Sciences}, abstract={The aim of this work was to produce a thin SnO2 film by a technique combining the sol-gel method and electrospinning from a solution based on polyvinylpyrrolidone and a tin chloride pentahydrate as a precursor. The spinning solution was subjected to an electrospinning process, and then the obtained nanofiber mats were calcined for 10 h at 500°C. Then, the scanning electron microscopy morphology analysis and chemical composition analysis by X-ray microanalysis of the manufactured thin film was performed. It was shown that an amorphous-crystalline layer formed by the SnO2 nanofiber network was obtained. Based on the UV-Vis spectrum, the width of the energy gap of the obtained layer was determined.}, type={Article}, title={Thin SnO2 Films Manufactured Via the Sol-Gel and Electrospinning Methods}, URL={http://journals.pan.pl/Content/116054/PDF/AMM-2020-2-31-Matysiak.pdf}, doi={10.24425/amm.2020.132817}, keywords={thin films, nanofibers, tin oxide, electrospinning, optical properties}, }