Silica-based versus silica-titania sol-gel materials - comparison of the physical properties: surface tension, gelation time, refractive index and optical transmittance

Optica Applicata

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 211-220

  Ulatowska Jarza, Agnieszka ^a   Holowacz, Iwona ^a   Wysocka, Katarzyna ^a   Podbielska, Halina ^a  

^a WROCLAW UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Gelation time; Optical transmittance; Refractive index; Silica titania sol gel materials; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

ETHYL ALCOHOLS; GELATION TIME; OPTICAL TRANSMITTANCE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PURE SILICAS; SILICA PRECURSORS; SILICA-TITANIA SOL-GEL MATERIALS; SOL-GEL MATERIALS; SOLVENT CONTENTS; TITANIA;

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CAPILLARITY; COAGULATION; ETHANOL; GELATION; GELS; LIGHT REFRACTION; OPACITY; OPTICAL CONSTANTS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; REFRACTOMETERS; SILICA; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACE WAVES; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; TITANIUM OXIDES; WETTING;

SURFACE CHEMISTRY;

EID: 64249119840     PISSN: 00785466     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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