Crack formation in TiO2 films prepared by sol-gel processing: Quantification and characterization

Thin Solid Films

Volumn 515, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 5212-5219

  Bockmeyer, Matthias ^a   Löbmann, Peer ^b  

^a Röntgenring 11   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SILICATE RESEARCH ISC   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cracks; Film; Sol gel; TiO2; Titania

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CRACK INITIATION; IMAGE PROCESSING; MIXTURES; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOLVENTS; THIN FILMS;

IMAGE PROCESSING SOFTWARE; QUANTITATIVE DEFECT ANALYSIS; TIO2; TITANIA;

TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

EID: 33947732005     PISSN: 00406090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tsf.2006.11.193     Document Type: Article

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