The morphology of the as-spun and annealed composite nano- fibers was characterized by FESEM (cf. Fig. 1). It is clearly seen from the images that the as-spun fibers are smooth and bead free because of the amorphous nature of the zinc acetate/PVA compo- site. But, after annealing, the surface of the nanofibers turns rough and the fiber diameter decreases as a consequence of the removal of PVA and the conversion of the Zn salt to ZnO. Typical X-ray diffraction