The optimised morphology of electrospun magnesium oxide (MgO)
nanofibers (NFs) can be achieved according to the parameters set during the
fabrication process. However, not all materials can be synthesized together
as it depends on the application needs. This research aims to study the factors
that influence the morphology of the MgO NFs due to material preparations
and electrospinning parameters. The research is based on data obtained
from previous research papers that were analysed using MATLAB R2019a
software to evaluate the effect on MgO nanofibers synthesized with different
materials. The study was focused on textural properties of nanofibers such
as pore-volume and fiber diameter. Based on the analysis obtained,
researchers need to consider using polymer material during the
electrospinning fabrication. Each type of the polymer used will produce
different values of the MgO NFs diameter after calcination process. Polypropylene glycol polymer showed a very significant difference in the fiber
diameter size in the range of 60 to 76 nm as compared to polylactic acid
produced big size of fiber diameter in between 3300 to 6900 nm.The analysis
showed that the use of nitrogen as a carrier gas in the fabrication of
electrospun MgO NFs may produce a good quality of the nanofibers.