Sol-Gel Protection of Front Surface Silver and Aluminum Mirrors

Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

Volumn 8, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 451-457

  Morales, A ^a   Duran A ^b  

^a Instituto de Energias Renovables   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CERÁMICA Y VIDRIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Front surface (Ag, Al) mirrors; Sol gel protective coatings; Solar energy

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DEPOSITION; MIRRORS; PROTECTIVE COATINGS; SOL-GELS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SUBSTRATES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

ALUMINUM MIRRORS; SILVER MIRRORS;

SILICA GEL;

EID: 0030704134     PISSN: 09280707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02436881     Document Type: Article

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