Hybrid sol-gel optical materials

Patent · Tue Apr 20 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:6299680

Zeigler, J M

Hybrid sol-gel materials comprise silicate sols cross-linked with linear polysilane, polygermane, or poly(silane-germane). The sol-gel materials are useful as optical identifiers in tagging and verification applications and, in a different aspect, as stable, visible light transparent non-linear optical materials. Methyl or phenyl silicones, polyaryl sulfides, polyaryl ethers, and rubbery polysilanes may be used in addition to the linear polysilane. The linear polymers cross-link with the sol to form a matrix having high optical transparency, resistance to thermooxidative aging, adherence to a variety of substrates, brittleness, and a resistance to cracking during thermal cycling.

• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): A; US 5204381
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-870857
• OSTI ID: 6299680
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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ADHESION
AGING
BRITTLENESS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
COLLOIDS
CORROSION RESISTANCE
CRACK PROPAGATION
CROSS-LINKING
DISPERSIONS
ETHERS
GELS
GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMS
LIGHT TRANSMISSION
MECHANICAL PROPERTIES
OPTICAL PROPERTIES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SILICON COMPOUNDS
OXIDATION
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POLYMERIZATION
POLYMERS
SILANES
SILICATES
SILICON COMPOUNDS
SILICONES
SILOXANES
SOLS
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
THERMAL CYCLING
WEAR RESISTANCE