Handbook of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

The Synthesis and Solution Stability of Alkoxide Precursors.- Reactions of Alkoxides toward Nanostructured or Multi-Component Oxide Films.- Sol-gel Processing of Thin Films with Metal salts.- Chemistry and Applications of Polymeric Gel Precursors Aqueous Precursors.- Sol-Gel Formation of Bulk Glasses.- Sol-Gel Derived Powders and Bulk Ceramics.- Oxynitrides Glasses and Nitrides.- Oxycarbide Glasses and Carbides.- Sol-Gel Processing of Fluoride And Oxyfluoride Materials.- Sol-Gel Processing of Sulfide Materials.- Fundamental Issues on Sol-Gel Coatings: Stress Evolution, Cracking and Radiative Striations.- Ultrasonic Pulverization of an Aerosol: A Versatile Tool for the Deposition of Sol-Gel Thin Films.- Electrophoretic Sol-Gel Deposition.- Low Temperature Processing of Sol-Gel Thin Films in the SiO2-TiO2 Binary System.- Self-Standing Thick Films.- Synthesis of Ferroelectric Thin Films with Preferred Orientation.- Processing of Fibers.- Processing of Monodisperse Particles.- Entrapment of Organic Molecules.- Encapsulation of Enzymes, Antibodies and Bacteria.- Processing of High Performance Catalysts.- Macroporous Morphology Control by Phase Separation.- Formation of Ordered Mesoporous Thin Films through Templating.- Aerogel Processing.- Non-Hydrolytic Sol-Gel Technology.- Ultraviolet (UV) Irradiation.- History of the Sol-Gel Process.- Non-alkoxide and Colloidal Routes Borosilicate and Phosphosilicate Gels Chelating Processes and Pechini Processes Hybrid Aerogels.- X-Ray and Neutron Diffraction Study of Xerogels and Gel-Derived Glasses.- X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy Studies on Materials Obtained by the Sol-Gel Route.- Atomic Scale Structure of Gel Materials by Solid State NMR.- Characterization of Sol-Gel Materials by Infrared Spectroscopy.- Characterization of Sol-Gel Materials by Raman and Brillouin Spectroscopy.- Surface Structure of Sol-Gel Derived Materials Using X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS).- Structural Characterization of Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Materials.- Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering by Nanostructured Materials.- Porosity Measurement: Measurements of Gas Adsorption and Permeability of Sol-Gel Materials.- Specific Behavior of Sol-Gel Materials in Mercury Porosimetry: Collapse and Intrusion.- Viscosity and Spinnability of Gelling Solutions.- Thermal Conductivity of Silica Aerogels.- Mechanical Properties of Gels: From Alcogel and Aerogels to Glasses.- Characterization of the Mechanical Properties of Sol-Gel Coatings.- Mechanical Properties of Organic-Inorganic Hybrids.- Characterization of Sol-Gel Thin Film Waveguides Ellipsometry of Sol-Gel Films.- Active Sol-Gel Materials, Fluorescence Spectra and Lifetimes -.- Nonlinear Optical Properties of Materials Derived by Sol-Gel Technology.- Molecule-to-Particle Charge Transfer in Sol-Gel Materials.- Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Properties.- Atomic Force Microscopy applied to Sol-Gel Thin Films.- Thermal Analysis and Thermal Properties.- Multiscale Modelling of Gel Structure.- The Outline of Applications of the Sol-Gel Method.- Fabrication of Large Near Net Shapes of Fiber Optic Quality Silica.- Monolithic Porous Silica for High Speed HPLC -Hydrophobic Silica Aerogels.- Densification of Aerogels: From Optical Glasses to Nuclear Waste Confinement.- Sol-Gel Derived Oxide Powders as Precursors for Sintered Ceramics.- Sol-Gel Processed Membranes.- Silica Spherical Microparticles Applied as Spacers.- Sol-gel Abrasive Grains.- History, Precursor Properties and Microstructural Control -Sol-Gel Prepared Glass and Ceramic Fibers.- Sol-gel Processing for Spectral Hole-burning Materials.- Sol-Gel Processed Lasers.- Photonic Crystals Prepared by Using Sol-Gel Colored Coatings with Organic Dyes and Pigments Colored Coatings with Metal Colloids.- Sol-Gel Micropatterning Process.- Sol-Gel Prepared Reflective Coatings.- Sol-Gel Prepared Antireflective Coatings.- Sol-Gel Coatings Applied to Automotive Windows.- Application of Transparent and Antiglare Conducting Coatings.- Sol-Gel Coating of the Panel of Cathode Ray Tube for Improving the Quality of Display.- Sol-Gel Coatings for Electrochromic Devices.- Solar Cells Based on Sol Gel Films.- Sol-Gel Processing for Battery and Fuel Cell Applications.- Sol-gel Derived Silicate Based Composite Electrode.- Sol-gel Processed Photocatalytic Titania Films.- Coatings with Photocatalyst on Architectural Glass.- Sol-Gel Protective Coatings for Metals -Inorganic Coating Materials for Buildings.- Inorganic-Organic Polymers with Barrier Properties against Water Vapor,.- Oxygen and Migrating Monomers.- Sol-Gel Materials for Art Conservation.- Fullerene Nano-Composites Prepared via Soft-Chemistry Routes.- Catalysis and Reactivity with Sol-Gel Entrapped Organic and Organometallic Chemicals.- Inorganic-Organic Hybrids for Biomedical Applications.- Hybrid Sol/Gels for DNA Arrays and other Lab-on-a-Chip Applications.- Application of Sol-Gel Processing to Wood.- Inorganic Composites.- Controlled Drug Release Applications.- Sol-Gel Biosensors.- Graphene Incorporation in Sol-Gel Processing.- Hybrid Nanocomposites.- Carbon Capture and Storage in Aerogels