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Handbook of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

Processing, Characterization and Applications

  • The most-comprehensive reference collection on sol-gel processing, characterization, and applications
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Table of contents (126 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxxix
  2. Processing

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Chemistry and Applications of Polymeric Gel Precursors

      • Valery Petrykin, Masato Kakihana
      Pages 81-112
    3. Sol-Gel Processing of Thin Films with Metal Salts

      • Keishi Nishio, Toshio Tsuchiya
      Pages 133-154
    4. Aqueous Precursors

      • Yutaka Ohya
      Pages 155-180
    5. Alkaline Silicate Solutions: An Overview of Their Structure, Reactivity, and Applications

      • Laeticia Vidal, Ameni Gharzouni, Sylvie Rossignol
      Pages 181-204
    6. Sol-Gel Formation of Bulk Glasses

      • Sumio Sakka
      Pages 233-256
    7. Processing of Fibers

      • Kanichi Kamiya
      Pages 257-274
    8. Radiative Striations in Spin-Coating Films

      • Hiromitsu Kozuka
      Pages 313-331
    9. Fluorolytic Sol-Gel Processes

      • Erhard Kemnitz
      Pages 361-402
    10. Sol‐Gel Processing of Sulfide Materials

      • Rui M. Almeida, Jian Xu
      Pages 403-428
    11. Microparticles Preparation Using Water-in-Oil Emulsion

      • Masakazu Kawashita, Toshiki Miyazaki
      Pages 453-481
    12. Microwave-Assisted Sol-Gel Synthesis of Metal Oxide Nanomaterials

      • K. M. Garadkar, A. N. Kadam, Jinsub Park
      Pages 483-504

About this book

This completely updated and expanded second edition stands as a comprehensive knowledgebase on both the fundamentals and applications of this important materials processing method. The diverse, international team of contributing authors of this reference clarify in extensive detail properties and applications of sol-gel science and technology as it pertains to the production of substances, active and non-active, including optical, electronic, chemical, sensor, bio- and structural materials. Essential to a wide range of manufacturing industries, the compilation divides into the three complementary sections: Sol-Gel Processing, devoted to general aspects of processing and recently developed materials such as organic-inorganic hybrids, photonic crystals, ferroelectric coatings, and photocatalysts; Characterization of Sol-Gel Materials and Products, presenting contributions that highlight the notion that useful materials are only produced when characterization is tied to processing, such as determination of structure by NMR, in-situ characterization of the sol-gel reaction process, determination of microstructure of oxide gels, characterization of porous structure of gels by the surface measurements, and characterization of organic-inorganic hybrid; and Applications of Sol-Gel Technology, covering applications such as the sol-gel method used in processing of bulk silica glasses, bulk porous gels prepared by sol-gel method, application of sol-gel method to fabrication of glass and ceramic fibers, reflective and antireflective coating films, application of sol-gel method to formation of photocatalytic coating films, and application of sol-gel method to bioactive coating films. The comprehensive scope and integrated treatment of topics make this reference volume ideal for R&D scientists and engineers across a wide range of disciplines and professional interests. 

Editors and Affiliations

  • Materials Science and Engineering, Rutgers University, Piscataway, USA

    Lisa Klein

  • Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain

    Mario Aparicio

  • Department of Chemistry, Lehman College, The City University of New York, Bronx, USA

    Andrei Jitianu

About the editors

Dr. Lisa C. Klein is Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at Rutgers University, Piscataway, NJ; Dr. Mario Aparicio is Científico Titular, Instituto de Cerámica y Vidrio, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Madrid, Spain; Dr. Andrei Jitianu is Professor, Department of Chemistry, Lehman College, City University of New York

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