Sol-Gel Processing and Applications

SolGel Fundamentals: Sol Formation & Polymerization: Effect of Ageing on the Formation, Structure and Crystallization of Titania Colloids (J.R. Bartlett, J.L. Woolfrey). Heterometal Alkoxides as Precursors in the Sol-Gel Process (R.C. Mehrotra). Sol-Gel Thin Films & Coatings: Laser Processing of Multilayer Interference Filters (B.D. Fabes et al.). Sol-Gel Derived Optical Composites (D.S. Hagberg, D.A. Payne). Advanced SolGel Materials: Monolithic Optical Materials (E.J.A. Pope). Tantalum Oxidepolymer Composites for Improved Solvent Resistance and X-ray Absorption (S.T. Wellinghoff, S.F. Timmons). Preparation of Advanced Aerogels: A Short History of the Preparation of Aerogels and Carbogels (G.M. Pajonk). Correlation between the Solution of Chemistry and the Properties of Alumina Aerogels (E. Ponthieu et al.). Recent/Novel Applications of Aerogels: Sol-Gel Prepared Aerogels for the Capture of Pollution Gases (Y.A. Attia et al.). Zirconia Aerogel Transformed into a Reservoir of Hydrogen by Spillover from Supported ZnO and/or CuO (S.J. Teichner et al.). 24 additional articles. Index.