Sol-gel science

Book · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6484268

Brinker, C J ^[1]; Scherer, G W ^[2]

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1. Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM (US)
2. E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US)

Although the science and technology of sol-gel processing has experienced enormous growth in the last decade, few books have been available to help researchers cope with the flood of results published in various journals and conference proceedings. This book presents and understanding of sol-gel processing. Following the sol-gel processing sequence from beginning to end, it includes discussions on the chemistry of hydrolysis and condensation of metalorganics and inorganic salts, the growth of polymeric or particulate species in sols, gelation, aging of gels, drying, structure of gels, and sintering. In addition, it compares the properties of gel-derived and conventionally prepared ceramics, examines films in detail, and presents a variety of applications.

• OSTI ID: 6484268
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
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Cermets
& Refractories-- Preparation & Fabrication
360202* -- Ceramics
Cermets
& Refractories-- Structure & Phase Studies
360602 -- Other Materials-- Structure & Phase Studies
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400201 -- Chemical & Physicochemical Properties
CERAMICS
CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
COLLOIDS
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
DECOMPOSITION
DISPERSIONS
FABRICATION
GELS
HYDROLYSIS
LYSIS
MICROSTRUCTURE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
POLYMERS
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
SINTERING
SOL-GEL PROCESS
SOLVOLYSIS