Index
AAA2024, 2445, 2446, 2453, 2458, 2464AA2024-T3 alloy, 1772AASG deposition method, seeAerosol–assisted
sol–gel (AASG) methodAATCC method, 3479Ab initio calculations, 813Ab initio methods, 1875Abrasion, 792, 1541–1543
resistance, 3059Abrasive grains, 2032Abrasive materials, 2032Absorption, 2883
and emission maxima, 2103spectra, 644
Accelerated experiments, 2377Acetate, 684Acetone vapor, 1029Acetylacetone, 148, 2981Acetylacetone-modified Ti(O–iC3H7)4, 262Acid-catalyzed hydrolysis, 259Acid-catalyzed synthesis of silsesquioxanes,
3123–3126Acid gels, 1492Acidic boehmite sol, TEM grid, 2037Acid rain, 2879Acid shock, 2897Acoustic vibrations of nanoparticles, 1176Acrylamide route, 768Acrylate, 3068, 3069, 3077Acrylic silicone, 2732Activated carbon monoliths, 3333Activation energy, 2651Active additives, 3583–3584Active barriers, 3305–3308Active corrosion protection, 1822, 2437, 2442,
2452, 2461Active waveguides, 2105Additives, 2040, 3583
Adhesion, 778–780, 1539, 1736, 1822, 2439,2441, 2443, 2673–2674
Adhesive properties, 557Adhesive superhydrophobic surfaces, 756–757Adsorbents, 3201Adsorption, 497
of CO2, 2538desorption isotherm, 1412
Advanced anti-reflecting coatings1,6-bis-(trimethoxysirilethyl)
dodecafluorohexane, 2267, 2269characteristics, 2271design, 2267properties, 2271reflection spectra of, 2271silica-fluoride hybrid matrix, 2269structure, 2268
Advanced oxidation processes, 498Aerogel(s), 1427, 1429–1433, 1435, 1437,
1438, 1441, 1443, 1445, 1447, 1950,3318, 3558, 3579
ambient pressure drying, 988applications, 1964–1967bulk density, 1003densification, 1489elastic modulus, 1962freeze drying, 988gelation, 1002to glass transformation, 1501–1506hydrolysis, 1002IR spectra, 1952, 1953mechanical behavior, 1488, 1490–1499mechanical properties, 1555method, 240physical components, 986plastic densification, 1503–1506polysilsesquioxane
mechanical properties, 3200porosity, 3200
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Aerogel(s) (cont.)pyrolysis, 1951–1952room temperature densification, 1962SCD (see Supercritical drying (SCD)
process)sintering, 1953–1955textural evolution, 1955–1961, 1963–1964thermal conductivity, 1002titania, 1004transparent, 1002zirconia, 1004
Aeromosils, 1554–1555Aerosol(s)
aerosol–gel process (see Aerosol–assistedsol–gel (AASG) method)
aerosol coating technologies, classificationof, 431–433
generation, 430–431vibration and cavitation effects, 430
Aerosol-assisted chemical vapor deposition(AACVD), 433, 436, 448
Aerosol–assisted sol–gel (AASG) methodadvantages, 434aerosol–gel deposition mechanism,
440–442composite films, deposition of, 435deposition rate, 442–444hybrid organic–inorganic compounds,
deposition of, 435implementation, 444–447process description, 437–438ultrasonic processing, 438–440
Aerospace industry, 2392Affinity, 2667AFM, see Atomic force microscopy (AFM)Ag colloids, absorbance spectra of, 2165,
2169, 2170Ag nanocrystals, 641Ageing mechanisms, 2388Ag-Ga nanocrystals, 646Agglomeration of sand, 182Aggregated phase, 2279Ag–Pd alloy catalysts, 823Aircraft industry, 2412, 242527Al, 1283–128727Al NMR, 767α-Al2O3, 462η-Al2O3, 775, 776Al2O3–SiO2 glasses, 2334Al2O3-P2O5 glasses, 1321–1326Al2O3-P2O5-Na2O-NaF, 1337–1341Alcohol condensation, 624–625AlGaAs, 2121
Alginates, 2914, 3473, 3474, 3648, 3649Alignment of mesostructure films, 965–969Alkali cation, 191Alkali silicate and borate glasses, 249–250Alkali silicate method, 239Alkaline earth fluorides, 334
coatings, 341Alkaline hydrothermal treatment, 739Alkaline silicate solutions, 182
agglomeration of sand, 182attack reactivity, 201coating, 194cyclic species, 188FTIR spectroscopy, 184geopolymer, 182impurities, 197kinetics, 197molecular structure, 186number of non-bridging oxygens, 191precursors, 201Q2 position shift, 197Raman spectroscopy, 183rings and oligomers, 186Si/Al molar ratios, 195Si/M molar ratio, 186Si-O-Si peak position and silicon
concentration, 188slope values, 197
Alkene, 3004Alkoxides, 1841, 3435, 3558
derived alumina sols, 158–159ferroelectric thin films, 123–131hydrolysis, 280–282method, 236–238TiO2 coatings, microstructure in, 118–123titanium isopropoxide, diethanolamine and
polyethylene glycol, 114Alkoxyamines, 3020Alkoxysilanes, 2094, 2848, 2861, 2862, 3577
consolidant, 2869coupling agents, 2869interaction with sandstones and
limestones, 2865marble, 2867organo-functionalized, 2871reaction of, 2865uses, 2862
Alkyl(polyethylene oxide) non-ionicsurfactants, 935
Alkynes, 3008All-solid-state lithium batteries, 2633Al(O-iC3H7)3, 1850Al–O–RE bonds, 1616
3746 Index
α-cyclodextrin, 2457Alpha iron oxide, 2044AlPO4 glass, 1321, 1325AlPO4-SiO2 glasses, 1326–1329Alumina (Al2O3), 1320–1321, 3234
microparticles, 460–463xerogels, 815
Alumina supported Ga2O3 catalysts, 822Alumina–magnetoplumbite materials, 2043Alumina–yttria alumina garnet mineral
SEM of polished surface of, 2042Aluminosilicates, 1273
glasses, 250–251sources, 195
Aluminum, 3395, 3399, 3401, 3404, 3412,3413, 3423, 3424
alloys, 2444clusters, 2513hydroxide, 852lactate, 1320, 1325, 1329, 1333colloids, 2165, 2167, 2172
non-linear optical properties of, 2167non-linear optical response and
absorption coefficient of, 2168Ambient pressure drying, 988, 3558Ambigels, 1029Amino acid residues, 3653Amino-functional groups, 3445Amino-functionalized hybrid sol/gels, 3451Amino-groups, 24423-Aminopropyl-methyl-diethoxysilane, 2666Aminopropyl-silicate membrane, 2007Aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES), 2869,
3444, 3448, 3450, 3451, 35793-Aminopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3124Aminosilane, 3446Amino-silanized slide, 3446Ammonium hydrogen tartrate, 2868Amorphous calcium phosphates (ACP),
3628, 3682Amorphous complex method, 211Amorphous gels, 1099Amorphous hydroxyapatite layer, 3573Amorphous metal complex method, 210Amorphous phase, 195Amperometric applications, 2666Amperometric biosensors, 3710Amperometric response, 2665Amphiphilicity, 3126Analyte, 3708Analytical properties, 3708Anatase, 465, 1850, 2614, 3581, 3644
nanoparticles, 3274
phase, 491TiO2 nano-particles, 3581
Angiogenesis, 3584, 3622Anode, 2598, 2613–2620Anodically grown aluminum oxide, 747Anodic electrodeposition, 539Anodic undermining, 1739Anodized coatings, 2481Anodizing method, 748–749, 1733Anticorrosive organic inhibitor, 2418Antifouling, 1737Anti-inflammatory molecules, 3583Antimicrobial activity, 3432Antimicrobial coatings
AATCC method, 3479biocides, natural resources, 3477–3479biological storage materials, 3473–3476contact system, 3465–3467controlled release system, 3467–3469disk diffusion method, 3479glass and metal substrates, 3471MTT assay, 3480, 3481papers, polymer foils and textiles,
3471–3472photocatalytic system, 3469–3470wood, 3472–3473
Antimony-doped tin oxide (ATO), 594, 2766Antireflection, 2194, 2195
advanced anti-reflecting coatings, reflectionspectra of, 2270
and anti-static coating, 2259panel method, 2258
Anti-reflective and anti-scratch (ARAS)coatings, 592, 593, 596, 598, 615
Antireflective (AR) coating, 341, 342,393–395, 2081–2082
to automobile windows, 2226preparation, 2226–2227by sol–gel method method, 2225surface structure of coating films,
2227–2236Antireflective (AR) films, 796
applications, 588–590colloidal routes, 590–591hybrid organic/inorganic routes, 594–598inorganic polymeric routes, 591–594
Anti-soiling surfacescorrugated hydrophobic surfaces, 3256hydrophobic surfaces, 3255–3256performance validation, 3258–3259photocatalytic surfaces, 3257porous corrugated surfaces, 3257porous hydrophobic surfaces, 3256
Index 3747
Anti-soiling surfaces (cont.)porous SiO2 films, 3259superhydrophilic surfaces, 3257
Anti-static non-glare (ASN) coating, 2258Anti-Stokes luminescence, 1622Anti-Stokes scattering, 1156Antithrombogenic, 3648Apatites, 3056, 3559, 3561, 3563, 3570, 3572,
3575, 3577, 3581, 3583nucleation, 3532, 3545
Apparent viscosity, 1456APTES, 3580, 3647Aquatic biota, 497Aqueous precursors, 767
for LiNbO3 ferroelectric material, 171for perovskites, 172–174for semiconducting ZnO and In2O3,
170–171for SiO2 and Al2O3, 157–159for SnO2, 168–169for SrBi2Nb2O9 and SrBi2Ta2O9
materials, 172for TiO2, 159–168for ZrO2, 169–170
Aqueous sol–gel chemistry, 2915Aqueous solution, 1090Aramid–titania hybrid, 1559Archimedes method, 1400Architectural electrochromic glazing, 2771Architectural glass, coating methods
comparison, 2736Arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD), 3637Arsenic sulfide (As–S), 407–409Artificial enzymes, 2684–2685Artificial tissues and organs, 1927Asymmetry ratio, 2305ATEOS, 2095Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization mass
spectrometry (APCI–MS), 3136Atomic force microscopy (AFM), 674, 3447,
3448, 3450, 3453, 3732–3734Attenuated total reflectance (ATR)
spectroscopy, 1124method, 1416
Automatic spray, 2412Automotive glass
colored coating for (see Colored coating)water-repellent coating (see Water-repellent
coating)Automotive glazing, 2771Automotive rear view mirrors, 2772Avalanche photodiodes, 2290A-W GC®, 3630
7-Azaindole, 2947Azide(s), 3008Azide-functionalized mesoporous silica
films, 549AZ31 magnesium alloy, 1761
B11B, 1283B2O3-Al2O3-P2O5 glasses, 1336–1339Bacterial cellulose, 3663Band gap energy, 499BaO–Al2O3–SiO2 glass–ceramics, 253Barium carbonate, 2848Barium ferrite hexaferrite, 718Barium hydroxide process, 2848Barium titanate (BaTiO3), 2150
aqueous sol, 173Barrier, 2372
coatingshybrid polymers (see Functional barrier
coatings, hybrid polymers)on fluorpolymers (see Functional barrier
coatings, hybrid polymers)effect, 1735, 3525, 3543films for technical applications, 3310–3313layer, 2443properties, 1795, 1822properties of sol–gel coating, 2446
Base-catalysed synthesis of silsesquioxanes,3126–3128
BaTiO3 (BT)-based piezoelectrics, 669(1-x)Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3-x(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3
(BZT-xBCT), see BZT-xBCTBead copolymers, 3166Beer’s law, 1124Bent electrochromic devices, 2778Bentonites, 1741, 1775, 2458Benzophenone (BP), 2078, 2948Benzotriazole (BTA), 1772, 1775, 2416, 2445,
2448, 2456, 2462β-cordierite, 855β-diketones, 2704, 3087Betaine dye, 2942Beta tricalcium phosphate (β-Ca3(PO4)2),
(βTCP), 3559Better electrochemical behaviour, 2399Bi and Bi2O3 crystals, 644Bi-functional ligands, 3043, 3047Bi-functional mesoporous silica
nanoparticles, 3022Bi-functional nanomachine, 3032Bi-functional system, 3028
3748 Index
Bimetallic sol–gel catalysts, 822Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3 (BNT), see BNT thin filmsBinder for sand agglomeration, 182Bingham flow, 1457Bioactive coatings, 3526Bioactive glasses, 1340–1344, 3054, 3562,
3582Bioactive materials, 355745S5 bioactive materials, 356458S bioactive glass, 3493Bioactive papers, 3729Bioactive particles, 3522Bioactive powder, 2400Bioactive response, 3528, 3546Bioactive restorative dental materials, 3490Bioactive species, 558Bioactivity, 3529, 3541, 3545, 3563, 3573,
3583, 3599, 3605, 3610, 3630mechanisms, 3569–3575tests, 3569–3571
Bio-applications, 2356–2359Biocompatibility, 2671, 3558, 3567, 3574,
3579, 3583of SiO2, 3574
Biocompatible coatings, 3506Biocompatible metals, 3509Biodegradability, 3567, 3578, 3621Biodegradable functional coatings, 3309–3310Biodegradable hybrids, 3632Biodegradable hydrogels, 3568Bioencapsulation, 2687Biofilm, 2068–2069, 3628Bio-functional materials, 3491Bioglass®, 3557, 3564, 363045S5 Bioglass®, 3527, 3535–3539, 3563Bioglasses, 3565, 3572, 3584
nanopowder, 3527scaffold, 3571
Biohybrids and composite materials,see Composites
Bioimaging, 3684Bioinert materials, 3557Biological labels, cyanine, 2103Biology, 3029–3032Biomaterials, 857, 3054, 3556, 3575Biomedical prosthesis devices, 3506BioMEMS, 3455Bimolecular ground-state associations
(BGSAs), 2938Biomolecule(s), 3030Biomolecule-encapsulated patterns, 3454bioORMOCER®, 3308–3310Biopolymers, 3321
Bioprobe, 3683Bioreactors, 3621, 3672Biorecognition elements, 3708Bioresorbable materials, 3557Bioresorption, 3579Biosensing, 2671
paper, 3730Biosensor, 795–796, 1925, 3432, 3435, 3683,
3707Bio-separation, 1940Biosil process, 2912, 2914Biostability, 3621Biosynthesis, 1925Bioverit®, 3630Bismuth ferrite, 725–732, 1097Bismuth sodium titanate Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3 (BNT),
see BNT thin filmsBismuth titanate (Bi4Ti3O12) aqueous
solution, 1731,3-Bis(1-pyrenyl)propane (BPP), 29401,6-Bis(trialkoxysilyl)hexane (BTMH), 3327Bis(triethoxysilyl)ethane (BTEE), 1029Bis(triethoxysilyl)metane (BTEM), 1029Black-enhance filter, 2260Blended POSS nanocomposites, 3160–3162Blends, 2665Blistering, 1738Blobs and links, 1508Block polymerization, 2668Blood clotting, 3627Blood vessel, 3584Blue lasers, 2114BNT thin films
chemical solution deposition, 679–681material, 678
BNT-xBKT, see BNT thin filmsBode plots, 1818, 2385, 2386, 2400, 2408,
2416, 2417, 3524Boehmite, 461, 767, 2034–2036, 3048
crystalsdehydration of, 2040morphology of, 2036
as precursor to abrasive minerals,2036–2039
sol–gel alumina precursor, 2033–2039Boehmite-derived aluminous abrasive
minerals, 2039Bonding agents, 2441Bone cells, 3557, 3574Bone morphogenic protein, 3622Bone resorption, 3531Bone tissue engineering, 3598, 3600, 3616Boric precursor, 625–626
Index 3749
Boron-containing bioglasses, 1344Boron–oxygen arrangements, 638Borosilicate glass
formation mechanism, 652–653metal and metal oxides nanoparticles,
639–645nanoalloy quantum dots, 645–648organic compounds quantum dots, 653–659preparation process, 623–631sulfide quantum dots, 648–651transition process, 631–638
Bottom-up strategies, 3089Bragg reflectors (BRs), 1633Bragg’s reflections, 488Breakdown potential, 3525Brewster angle microscopy (BAM), 957Bridged polysilsesquioxane, 3327Bridged silsesquioxanes, 2979–2981,
3014, 3032Bridging oxygen (BO), 1292Brillouin spectra
backscattering, 1160instrumentation, 1158silica aerogel, 1160silica–titania graded-index waveguide,
1170–1173Brittle, 3567, 3575, 3579Brittleness, 3565, 3575, 3576Bronze, 2872Bruggemann effective index
approximation, 1600Brunauer, Deming, Deming and Teller (BDDT)
classification, 1406Brunauer-Emmet-Teller (BET) method, 1022
analysis, 3378type, 1413
Brute force method, 696Buckling constant, 1437, 1441Building materials, photocatalyst coating
application, 2730Bulk density, 10231-Butanol, 459BZT-xBCT
chemical solution deposition, 684–686piezoelectric and ferroelectric properties
of, 684
C13C, 1277CaF2 films, 344Cage(s), 3120, 3124, 3125, 3127, 3130, 3131,
3136, 3138, 3140, 3142
Cage-like structures, 3127, 3129, 3138,3142, 3144
Calcification, 3664Calcination, 493, 1098, 2552Calcite, 2547, 2550Calcium
in hybrids, 3582ions, 3641
Calcium phosphates (CaP), 857, 3559, 3574,3576
deposit, 3575Calculation methods, 3142–3145Calibration, 2886–2888Cancellous bone, 3644Cancer, 3030–303243Ca NMR, 1292–1293CaO, 3563, 3565Capacitance, 3365Capillary condensation, 1996
flow, 1417of gasses, 1406–1408
Capillary contraction, 3561Capillary electrochromatography (CEC)
microcolumns, 2923Capillary force, 511, 512Capillary format, 1945–1947Carbide-derived carbon (CDC) aerogels, 1033Carbocyanine dye molecules, 2104Carbon allotropes, 2342Carbon capture and storage (CCS), 2536Carbon ceramic electrodes, 2672, 2679–2681Carbon dots (CDs), 657Carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP), 1775Carbon monoliths
approaches, 897colloidal crystal templating, 905emulsion templating, 904–905ice templating, 906–907organic monomers, polymerization of, 900phase separation, 900–903
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), 738, 755, 756,2672, 3725
aerogels, 3342–3345polymer/CNT composite, 3348xerogels, 3345–3347
Carbon quantum dots (CQDs), 2356, 2364Carbon sequestration, 2538Carbonate, 3217, 3235–3236, 3239Carbonation, 2546, 2552Carbon-based nanostrucutres, 2353Carbon-dots
bio-related applications, 2356–2359CQDs to GQDs, 2364
3750 Index
films, 2363–2364sensing, 2359–2360sorption and catalysis, 2360–2362
Carbon-incorporated FTO (CFTO), 354Carbonization, 2355Carbothermal reduction, 1015, 3333Carboxylic acid, 1093Carboxymethyldextran (CM-dextran), 467Carman–Kozeny equation, 999Casson plots for silicon alkoxide solutions,
1474, 1475Cast films
functionalization, 949structure, 948synthesis, 943–948
Casting, 3232, 3237, 3242Catalysis, 784–785, 2522–2523, 2674,
3026–3029Catalysts, 1922–1923, 3057, 3202–3203, 3626Catalytic membrane reactors (CMR), 2000Catastrophic fracture, 3377Cathode, 1105, 2598Cathode ray tubes (CRT), 588, 589, 593Cathodic delamination, 1738Cathodic electrochromic material, 2748Cathodic electrodeposition, 539Cathodic inhibitor, 2458Cationic admicelles, 2348Cationic surfactant (CTAB), 878, 880Cation precursors, 1091CCE, see Ceramic composite electrodes (CCEs)13C cross-polarization (CP) MAS NMR
spectroscopy, 1363CdO, 1518CdS nanoparticles, 3050Cd2SnO4, 1516, 1518, 1522CdTiO3, 1518, 1523Ce conversion coatings, 2410Cell-adhesive protein, 3637Cell spacer, 2022Cellular model, 1507Cellulose
and chitin, 3221–3224carbonate, 3235–3236nanocrystals, 3219–3221phosphate, 3234preparation, 3216properties, 3238–3241whiskers, 3219, 3223, 3228
Cellulose nanofibers (CNFs), 3327Cementless devices, 3522CERAMER, 3576Ceramic and vitreous coatings, 2374
Ceramic composite electrodes (CCEs)composition and configuration of,
2679–2681for fuel cell type, 2687glucose sensing, 2687metal CCEs, 2681
Ceramic fibersbiomedical applications, 2057–2058multicomponent, 265–269and multicomponent oxide glass,
2051–2054and nonoxide glass, 2054–2055sensing elements, 2056–2057single component oxide, 264–265and single component oxide glass,
2050–2051structure materials, 2055–2056
Ceramic ion conductive membranes(CICM), 2002
Ceramic matrix composite (CMC), 2056Ceramic microporous membrane, 2974Ceramic nanofilters, 1976Ceramic oxides, 3558Ceramic products, 3199Ceraset PSZ-20, 1030Cerasome, 3622, 3678Ceravital®, 3630Cerenkov effect, 1002Ceria–zirconia sol–gel films, 2762Cerium glass-like coatings, 2411Cerium nitrate, 1768, 1808, 2458Cerium oxide, 488
coatings, 2760–2764Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide
(CTAB), 543Chalcogenides, 3050Chalking, 2720Characterization techniques, 3731Charge carriers, 500Charge mediator, 2688–2689Charge separation, 2955–2956Chelates, 1093
complexes, 1093Chelating agents, 282–284, 3070–3074Chemical bath deposition, 407, 421Chemical composition, 632Chemical conversion coatings, 1732Chemical gas adsorption, 1415Chemical grinding aids, 2044Chemical protection, 1924Chemical reaction, 3529, 3542Chemical sensors, 2882, 3056Chemical shifts, 1308
Index 3751
Chemical solution deposition, 1108Chemical valve membrane, 2001Chemical vapor infiltration, 1974Chemisorption isotherm, 1415Cherenkov detectors, 1965Chiral nematic phase, 3223, 3232Chitin, 3216–3219, 3242
composite, 3665See also Cellulose
Chitosan, 2450, 2913, 3055, 3567, 3570, 3575,3579, 3584, 3632, 3652, 3720
composite, 3665Chlorocomplexes, 2167Chlorophenol red, 2884Chromate coatings, 2404, 2478Chromate conversion coatings, 1733Chromatographic applications, 3198Chromatographic column, 846Chromatographic materials, 3203Chromatographic separation, 3136Chromatography, 3024–3026Chromlith, 2666Chromoionophores, 3724Chromophores, 2114Chromophoric structure, 493Citratoperoxotitanate (IV) complex, 163Citric acid (CA), 82, 87, 88, 93, 1091
process, 2633City type contaminant, 2733Class I, 3578
hybrids, 3577, 3583Class II
hybrids, 3577, 3583SiO2 based hybrids, 3578
Click chemistry, 549, 3002Click grafting, 3008Clinical trials, 3563Close-up photography box, 2738Cluster, 3633C-13 NMR, 3184CO, 1029CO2
sequestration, 2539sorbent materials, 2538supercritical, 1018
Coagulate, 3559, 3561Coat, 3395, 3397, 3410, 3411
implants, 3574steels, 2395
Coatings, 1108, 1638, 1732, 3196–3197, 3561,3562, 3574
anti-corrosion, 3201–3202chemical conversion, 1732
chromate conversion, 1733defect, 2443film
heat treatment, 2737mechanical property, 2735
metallic, 1733naphthopyrans, 2074optical, 3204phosphate, 1733reflective and antireflective, 2081resistance, 2387, 2422with self-healing properties, 2425sol/gel (see Sol/gel coatings)surfactant template, 3197thin-films, 2066UV-protection sol–gel, 2078
Cobalt oxide nanotubes, 750Co-condensation, 3013Co-continuous structure, 841Coefficient of friction, 3520Coefficient of thermal expansion, 860CoFe2O4, 2619Collagen, 3557, 3567, 3569, 3575, 3579Collagenous matrix, 3573Collapse, 1432–1434, 1439, 1441, 1442,
1444, 1450Colloidal chemistry, 2509, 2513, 3050Colloidal crystal templating, 905Colloidal dispersions, 2038Colloidal gels, 1018, 3558Colloid–alkoxide mixture method, 239–240Colloidal particles, 3558
stabilization of, 2166Colloidal silica, 2847, 3443Colloidal suspension/nanoparticles, 2415Color display tube, 2257–2259Color picture tube, 2259–2260Colored coating
film for protection, 2242–2244low transmittance film, 2241–2242manufacturing process, 2244structure of, 2241transmission spectra, 2244
Column pressure, 1940, 1942, 1943Commercial brand names, 3563Commercial products, 3562Complex geometry, 544Complexing agents, 1093, 2438, 3070–3074Composites, 2550, 3576
adhesion, 2673aerogels, 3582biocompatibility, 2671biomaterials, 3575
3752 Index
catalysis, 2674and dopant additions, 2712–2717electric and redox conductivity, 2672hybrid materials (see Hybrid materials)increased current density, 2665–2666ionic conductivity, 2672materials, 2545, 3575size exclusion, 2670sol–gel materials (see Sol–gel materials)specific recognition, 2670templating, evaporation induced self-
assembly and molecular imprinting,2667–2670
Compositions structures, 2112Concentration of precursor, 542Concentration quenching, 1613
effect, 2303Concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) modules,
3258Condensation, 190, 532, 533, 3626
of building blocks, 3129–3130reactions, 698, 2438
Conduction, 489Conductive patterns, 544Conductive polymers, 551Cone and plate viscometer, 1464–1466Cone calorimetry, 2826Conformational properties, 3124π-Conjugation, 2356Connectivity, 3564, 3565Conservation, 2891Constant phase element (CPE), 1715Contact angle, 3451Contact-less measurements, 1710Contact potential difference (CPD), 2389Contact system, 3465–3467Container-layers, 2448Contaminants
classification of, 2733on glass, 2733
Contaminated glass, 2739Contamination-index, 2740, 2741Contents of catalyst, 627–629Continuous random network, 1304Controllable release of corrosion, 2447Controlled release system, 3467–3469Conventional drying, 193Conversion coatings, 2410–2413Cooperativity, 3028Coordination number, 1376, 1386, 1390Copolymerization, 2677Copper, 641Core-shell, 3396, 3403–3413, 3416–3424
particles, 477, 3395quantum dots, 3056structure, 1111, 1640, 2356
Corrosion, 1785, 3507, 3508, 3532behaviour, 2404current density, 1795, 2402definition, 1729electrochemical corrosion, 2371, 2376–2392galvanic, 1731high-temperature corrosion, 2371inhibitors, 1736, 1772, 1808, 2409–2423,
2437, 2450, 2456, 2463, 2493intergranular corrosion, 2395magnesium alloys, protection of
(see Magnesium alloys)mechanism, 2376metallic, 1730potential, 2381, 2382, 2384, 2394,
2397, 2417prevention, 1732products, 3522protection, 555–557, 1733, 1785, 2443,
2445, 2453, 2462rate, 1785, 2380, 2381, 2383, 2404resistance to, 556, 2399, 2416
Corrugated hydrophobic surfaces, 3256COSY NMR, 3135Coupling, 3580
agents, 2865, 3577Covalent, 2305, 3576
bonds, 1980, 3558immobilization, 3434
CQDs, see Carbon quantum dots (CQDs)Cracking
heating rate, 290–291humidity, 293in situ observation, 289macroscopic crack formation, 289macroscopic vs. microscopic, 288onset temperature, 291thick film formation, 294–298
Critical concentration of inhibitors, 2447Critical flaw size, 1493–1497Cross-cut test, 778, 1541Cross-linkable copolymers, 3167–3169Cross-link density, 3654Cross-linkers, 3441Cross-linking agent, 2405Cross-polarization (CP), 1266Crushing procedures, 2039Crystalline oxide thin films
hot water treatment, 3277–3278humid vapor treatment, 3276
Index 3753
Crystalline oxide thin films (cont.)liquid phase deposition, 3275–3276nanoparticle deposition, 3272–3275self-combustion, 3278sol–gel transfer technique, 3279–3289UV irradiation technique, 3278
Crystalline structure, 648Crystallization, 575, 673, 679, 685, 686,
1095, 2977temperature, 1839
CuAAC reaction, 3008–3018, 3025, 3027Cu/Al2O3 catalysts, 821Cubic mesophase, 2346Cubic symmetry, 2349CUBITRON®, 2032222 CUBITRON® abrasive grain, 2046321 CUBITRON® abrasive grain, 2043331 CUBITRON® abrasive grain, 2043CuGaS2 quantum dots, 650Cu2In alloy nanoparticles, 645CuInS2 quantum dots, 648Cultural heritage, 2891
glass, 2871Cu(OH)2, 749Curing, 2439Current density, 2380, 2382, 2383, 2391, 2405,
2413, 2419, 2420, 3523, 3525, 3534,3542
Cutback method, 1578Cyclic voltammetry (CV), 3365Cyclization, 3322Cyclodextrines, 3478Cyclodextrin-organic inhibitor, 2419Cytotoxicity, 3582, 3583
DDangling bonds, 1491Darcy’s law, 987Dark-line spectroscopy, 1574Deactivation resistance. silica supported Ru
sol–gel catalysts, 813Dead time, 2286Debris, 3520Decay time constant, 2275Decomposition, 1095
temperature, 2313Deep X-ray lithography (DXRL) method, 2513,
3085, 3087Defects density, 2343Defects/pores, coating, 2395Degradation, 2883, 2901, 3508
Degree of condensation (DOC), 3122, 3129,3130, 3132
Dehydrating agent, 459Dehydration reaction, 625Dehydroxylation process, 195Delamination, 3520, 3522, 3527
and degradation mechanisms, 2389Denaturation, 3715Densification process, 277–282, 574, 1624,
2281Density, 630, 3369
apparent, 1401bulk, 1401measurement, 1400–1402
Density functional theory (DFT), 3142, 3144calculations, 1268
Dental ceramics/bioactive glasscomposites, 3492
Dentistry, 3559Depolymerization, 185Deposition potential, 540Deposition time, 541Depth profile, 3518Derivatography, 1835Detection efficiency, scintillation detectors,
2275Detection limit, 3708Diagnosis, 3029Diamond mat coating, 2258Dibutyltindilaurate, 2862Dielectric, 1669, 1670
dielectric constant, 1672method of measurement, 1673mirror, 2141optical waveguides, 1634strength, 795
Dielectric constant, 1672, 1674, 1685, 1693complex, 1675low frequency, 1674measurement of, 1675static, 1674temperature dependence of, 1675
Dielectric Fabry–Perot filter, 2141Diethanolamine (DEA), 116Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC),
1838–1839Differential thermal analysis (DTA), 1837Differential thermal analysis/thermogravimetry
(DTA/TG), 774Diffraction patterns, 2307Diffuse reflectance IR Fourier transform
spectroscopy (DRIFTS), 1125
3754 Index
Diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, 494Diffusion coefficient, 2653Diffusion-limited cluster aggregation
(DLCA), 2982Diffusion-limited cluster–cluster aggregation
(DLCA) algorithm, 1508Diffusion of solutes, 3567Diffusion ordered NMR spectroscopy (DOSY
NMR), 3135Diffusion pathway, 2672Diffusivity, 2350Dilatometry (DIL), 1839Dilution rate of sodium silicate solution, 192Dimethyldiethoxysilane (DMDES), 1846, 3444Dimmers, 1845Dip-coating process, 772, 1096, 1986, 2375,
2618, 2696, 2884, 3197, 3227, 3242,3540, 3575, 3582, 3646
technology, 2170Dipolar polarization, 487Dipole-induced-dipole mechanism (DID), 1155Dipole rotation, 486Direct electron transfer (DET), 3710Direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC), 2005, 2006Dish method, 1421Disk diffusion method, 3479Di-sodium fluorophosphate, 1338DISPERAL™ boehmite, 2036Dispersion process, 493, 2038Dispersive anti-reflecting coating, 2264–2267Dissolution, 3527, 3537, 3545Di-substituted siloxanes, 1846Divinylbenzene (DVB), 1016, 1022DMFit, 1268DNA, 3018, 3030, 3031, 3435
chips, 3438dendrimers, 3443immobilization, 3442–3452microarrays, 3433, 3437–3442probes, 3442retention, 3445–3452separation, 3436single-stranded, 3439
Dominant growth mechanism, 2982Doping, 670, 678, 681Double angle rotation (DOR), 1266Double coating, 3529, 3543Double layer, 3396, 3398, 3399, 3404, 3406
coating, 2419Double quantum (DQ) coherences, 1315, 1316Double tone, 3099Doxorubicin, 2358
Drude expression, 3401Drude’s formulation, 1596Drude theory, 2162Drug
delivery systems, 18, 466, 759, 3030, 3432discovery, 3436relaease stimuli, 3678
Drying control chemical additive (DCCA), 237Dry temperature, 627DTA/TG, see Differential thermal analysis/
thermogravimetry (DTA/TG)D units, 3642Dye, 3717Dye-derivatized oxide nanocrystals, 2558Dye-doped titania, 2958Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), 751, 2958,
2959, 2963–2965Grätzel, M., 11light harvesting units, 2558perovskite solar cell, 12principle, 2556–2559with solid electrolyte, 11–12
Dynamic angle spinning (DAS), 1266Dynamic characterization, 1989Dynamic condensation, 1883Dynamic flow technique, 1414Dynamic polymerization, 1885, 1893–1896Dynamic rheological measurements, 1476
EEBL, 3092, 3098, 3099, 3107E-control™ switchable glazing units, 2746Edge spacer, 2023Effective concentration ratio, 2115Effective diffusion coefficient, 2666Elastic modulus, 1520, 1523Elastic recovery, 3520Electric conductor, 487Electric double layer capacitors (EDLCs), 1034Electric field, 668, 677, 681Electric field gradients (EFGs), 1309Electrical conductivity, 1699–1701, 3344,
3346, 3352, 3361, 3365, 3369Electrical disorder, 1157Electrical impedance, 1787
spectroscopy, 785Electrification, 508Electro-assisted deposition, 539Electrocatalysis, 2688Electrocatalysts, 2679Electrochemical behavior, 2618
Index 3755
Electrochemical biosensors, 3710Electrochemical cell, 1787Electrochemical corrosion, 2371, 2376–2392Electrochemical deposition, 535
bio-composite films, 558–560corrosion protection and adhesion
promotion, 555–557electrochemically active materials, 551–552electrochemical sensors, 557–558functionalization, 548–550indirect electrochemical deposition, 537inert materials, 553–555liquid-liquid interface, 546mechanism and manipulation, 538–547pH responsive materials, 552–553
Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS),1714, 1767, 1787, 1801, 1822, 1828,2379, 2384, 2452, 2457, 3524
Electrochemical performance, 2599Electrochemical properties, 2608
of SnO2, 2312Electrochemical techniques, 1785, 1828,
2378–2392Electrochromic(s), 2575–2577Electrochromic devices
advantages, 2747applications, 2771cathodic and anodic, 2750–2767configuration, 2747–2749devices fabrication, 2772–2781displays, 2781–2783electrolyte, 2767–2771gasochromic devices, 2783transparent conductive electrode
coatings, 2749Electrochromic layers, 2069–2071Electrode, 2633
composites (see Composites)Electrodeposited ordered mesoporous silica
films, 543Electrodeposition, 534–538Electrolyte, 3524Electrolytes, electrochromic devices
glass/ITO/NiO/inorganic, 2768LiNbO3, 2768organic–inorganic composite, 2770polymer, 2769redox, 2771tantalum oxide (Ta2O5) films, 2768
Electrolytic deposition (ELD), 2139, 2140Electromachining, 2685Electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS)
spectrum, 643
Electron spin resonance (ESR) spectra, 2336Electron transfer processes, 2962–2963Electroneganivity, 2438Electronic conduction, 1914–1915Electrooptical materials, see Optical and
electrooptical materialsElectrophoretic deposition (EPD), 534, 535,
2139, 2140, 2375, 2401, 2403, 2514Electrophoretic sol–gel deposition, 507, 509,
510, 513, 514, 518, 773Electropolymerizaion, 2678Electrospinning technique, 707, 3227,
3583, 3666Electrospray ionization time-of-flight
(ESI-TOF) mass spectrometry,3137, 3139
Electrostatic spraying deposition (ESD), 435Ellipsometry, 1572
description, 1595measurement, 1597–1601pore analysis, 1601–1604
Elongated nanomaterials, 738Embossing, 2178
DWDM, optical gratings for, 2185–2187optical memory disk substrate, 2182–2184research progress in, 2179–2182
Emulsions, 874–876carbon monoliths, 904–905silica, 880–882
Encapsulate corrosion inhibitors, 2421Encapsulating bacteria, 2923–2925Encapsulation, 2688, 3432, 3433, 3630, 3632
approaches, 2447Endocytosis, 3679Energy conversion membranes, 2004–2005Energy diagrams of Sm2+ and Eu3+ ion, 2326Energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), 2517,
2520, 2521Energy efficient microwave assisted
method, 494Energy gap, 2355Energy harvesting, 668, 678, 686Energy level, 2107
schema, Eu3+ ion, 1625Energy migration, 1613Energy of light, 499Energy production, 496Energy transfer, 2285, 2303
SnO2 nanocrystals, 2309upconversion, 1619, 1621, 1623
Environmental pH, 2880Environmental pollutants, 496Environmental stability, 2897
3756 Index
Environmentally friendly Cr-free system, 2412Environmentally friendly inhibitors, 2408Environmentally friendly systems, 2405Environments, cleaning of, 1927Enzyme, 3006, 3018, 3026, 3434
activity, 3714encapsulation, 3714immobilization, 3709
Enzyme linked immunosorbent assays(ELISA), 2922
Enzyme-triggered drug delivery, 3682EPD coated steel, 2402Epitaxial effect, 3581, 3644Epitaxial growth, 1108
of silica–surfactant films, 965Epoxide-mediated sol–gel reaction,
851–856, 3333Epoxides, 3018Epoxy, 3069, 3077, 3081, 3099Epoxy based coatings, 2486Epoxy group, 2097, 3653Equivalent circuit, 1804Equivalent electric circuit, 2386Er3+�doping, 1616Erbium-activated monolithic silica
xerogels, 1620Erbium-activated system, 1612, 1619Erbium-doped fiber amplifier (EDFA), 598Escherichia coli, 2924E-spinning, 3666Essential oils, 3477Esterification reaction, 3128, 3129Etching mask, 3100Ethyl silicate, 2861Ethylene glycol (EG), 82, 87, 93, 95, 1090
terminated POSS, 3162Ethylene glycol monomethyl ether
(EGMME), 2144Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA), 96,
138, 139, 721, 2957Ethyltriethoxysilane (ETES), 2940, 2956Eu complex luminescence, 2108Eu3+ ions, 2304Eu3+-doped glasses, 2325Europium complexes, 602–604Evaporation induced self-assembly
methods, 2508, 2668casting, 943–949spin and dip coating (see Spin and dip
coating)Evolved gas analysis (EGA), 1839EXAFS, see Extended X-ray absorption fine
structures (EXAFS)
Excitation and emission spectra, 2102Excitation spectrum, 1631Excited state absorption, 1619, 1621, 1623Expansion coefficient, 1840Expansion curve, 638Experimental lifetimes, 1627Exposition time, 2899Ex-situ methods, 3042, 3045Extended Nernst–Plank equation, 1991Extended X-ray absorption fine structures
(EXAFS), 674External stimuli, 2448Extra cellular material (ECM), 3570, 3572,
3573, 3637Extrapolation method, 2383Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography, 3067,
3087, 3089, 3096, 3111Extrusion, 3566
F19F, 1278Fabry–Perot (FP) interferometer, 1158Falling sphere viscometer, 1459–1460Farm village type contaminant, 2733Fe(acac)3, 1850Fe–Ni alloy catalysts, 823Fenton type processes, 498Ferricyanide/ferrocyanide, 2666Ferrites, 696
applications, 696barium hexaferrite, 718–724bismuth, 725chemical synthesis approaches, 697nanotubes and nanowires, 705–706powder nanoparticles, 699–705properties, 696sol–gel method, 697spinel, 711–718standard ceramic method, 696strontium ferrite nanoribbons, 707thin film, 709–711
Ferrocene, 2919Ferroelectric PLZT photonic crystals,
2146–2149Ferroelectric thin films
layer-structured ferroelectrics, 129–131lead-free (see Lead-free ferroelectric thin
films)Sr–Bi–Ta and Sr–Bi–Nb, triple alkoxides of,
123–129Ferroelectricity, 1667, 1670, 1916–1917
Index 3757
Ferroelectric, 1693characteristics, 1672crystal structure of, 1667domain wall, 1668fabrication of, 1667hysteresis loop, 1669nano-domains, 1679P–E loop, 1676–1679phases, 1667phase transition temperature, 1670pyroelectric coefficients, measurement
of, 1680pyroelectric effect, 1671
Ferromagnetic microparticles, 456Ferromagnetic nanowires/nanotubes, 706Fiber formation
ceramic, 264–269glass, 262nitride and carbide, 269sol–gel methods, 262–264
Fiber optic, 3710probe, 1582
Fibroblast(s), 3572, 3584, 3636Fibroblast cells, 3570, 3572Fibroblast growth factor, 3673Field works, 2888, 2890–2898Filiform corrosion, 2389Filled sols, 768Film integrity, 3537Films, 2349–2353, 2363–2364, 3646Filter(s), 2079–2081Filter expansion aerosol generator (FEAG), 431Filtering, 1922–1923First generation biosensor, 3710First-order quadrupole effects, 12615d-4f transitions, 2280Fixed size window evolving factor analysis
(FSWEFA), 1251Flame retardancy, 786Flat photocatalytic surfaces, 3257Flat spray technique, 2170, 2171Flavor barriers, 3300Flexographic printing method, 2244Flexo-printing technique, 2171, 2172Flow field method, 970Flowcells, 2684Flowerlike alumina, 777Fluorescence imaging, 3395, 3396, 3414,
3416–3424Fluorescence line narrowing, 1628Fluorescence microscopy, 3439Fluorescent protein, 3683Fluorescent tags, 3444, 3445
Fluoride glassdurability, 335sol–gel processing, 335–337structure, 335
Fluorine, 334Fluorine-doped tin dioxide (FTO) films, 353Fluoroalkaline silane (FAS), 757Fluorodecyl POSS, 3160Fluorosurfactant, 2363Fluosil-coating process, 596Foam, 3566Foaming, 3583Force field calculation, 1876Forced flow contactor mode, 2000Formation mechanism of nanocrysals
stage I, 652stage II, 652stage III, 653
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR),184, 1122, 1129, 1135, 1137, 1140,1146, 2234, 3099, 3131, 3133, 3560,3735
analysis, 2310of HA, 3561
Fourier transform Raman (FT-Raman)spectroscopy, 1353
Fourier transformation, pore surface, 1408Four-point probe technique, 1701–1705Fractal dimension approach, 1508Fracture energy, 3384Fracture toughness, 1537Free carbon, 1022, 1023Free radical polymerization, 96Freeze-drying, 988, 3229, 3237, 3242, 3566,
3653, 3665Friction, 3508Friction coefficient, 1519–1520, 1523, 1524Friction-wear, 1520Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET), 2359Fuel cells, 514, 757–758
type, 2685Fully condensed POSS compounds, 3155–3156Fume pyrolysis method, 818Funcosil
300E, 2870300V, 2869, 2870500 STE, 2870500E, 2870500STE, 2868, 2870
Functional barrier coatings, hybrid polymersactive barrier layers, 3305–3308barrier values, 3298bioORMOCER®, 3308–3310
3758 Index
in-line quality control, 3313inorganic vacuum, barrier layers,
3301–3304interactions and material transitions, 3296permeation barriers, layer set-up for,
3304–3305single barrier coatings, 3300–3301technical applications, 3310–3313transmittance, 3298
Functional coatings, magnesium alloys,see Magnesium alloys
Functionalization, 3567, 3579alkoxysilanes, 2872silica spin coated films, 937sol–gel films, 548
GGadolinium compounds, 3422Galvanic corrosion, 1731Galvanic couple, 1747Galvanostatic deposition, 507γ-AlOOH, 2034γ-alumina membrane
characterization, 1990porous structure, 1992preparation, 1987, 1988
γ-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (γ-APTES), 3635GaPO4-SiO2 glasses, 1328Garnet-type solid electrolytes, 2639Gas adsorption
desorption measurements, 1991See also Capillary condensation of gases
Gas and vapor separation, 1996–1998Gas barrier, 1924
coating, 1416, 3143Gas chromatography (GC), 422Gas permeability, 1419Gas sensing
properties, 1029technology, 721
Gas sensors, 1028–1030, 2118, 3056Gas separation membranes, 1416Gaseous pollutants, 2879Gases, capillary condensation, 1406–1408Gasochromic devices, 2783Gel, 1666, 3558, 3561
formation of, 3184polymethylsilsesquioxane, 3187sol–gel polymerization (see Sol–gel
polymerization)thermoreversible, 3186
Gel filmsstriations in, 321surface roughness of, 318
Gelatin/gelatine, 2914, 3558, 3567, 3575, 3579,3632, 3652
Gelation, 3185, 3193, 3197, 3198, 3200, 3558,3566
of boehmite sol, 2038Gel-derived glass, 633Gel-glass dispersed liquid crystal
(GDLC), 2067Gelling solutions
elastic deformation, 1455non-Newtonian flow, 1456spinnability, 1477–1483viscosity (see viscosity)viscous flow, 1456
Gene expression, 3439Genome chips, 3438GeO2–SiO2 glasses, 247–248Geopolymerization process, 198Germanium sulfide (Ge–S), 409–419GERS, see Graphene-mediated enhanced
Raman scattering (GERS)2.45 GHz, 485, 487Glass, 1652, 1653, 1658, 1660, 1841, 3433,
3436, 3438, 3440, 3441, 3443, 3451,3456
contaminants on, 2733decorative coatings on, 2168glass bulks/thin films, 2094fiber spacer, 2023foams, 517matrix, 1659metal colloids synthesis routes, 2165and mirror products, 2722photocatalyst coating application, 2732solubility, 3564structure, 1303–1305substrates, 2171surface, 3441, 3453, 3456transition, 526, 1838transition temperature (Tg), 3630, 3653
Glass-based composites, 1651, 1652Glass-ceramics, 1634, 1652, 2303
materials, 1585particles, 3539–3546thin films, 2306
Glass-like hybrid coatings, 2423Glass-transition temperatures (Tg), 1846Glucose oxidase (GOx), 2918–2920, 3709Glucose sensing, 2687γ-glycidoxypropyltriethoxysilane, 3622
Index 3759
3-Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane(GLYMO), 2097, 3053
Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 35783-Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 1272,
1771, 1772, 2097, 36353-Glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane-based
hybrids, 1558Glycol-modified silane (GMS), 207–208Gold nanoclusters, 641Good compatibility, 2416GPTMS, 3580, 3622, 3653GQDs, see Graphene quantum dots (GQDs)Grafting, 3013, 3653
of polymers, 3043Grain boundaries, 192Granite, 2867Graphene, 3673, 3725
aerogels, 3356–3366derivatives, 2342–2344mesoporous films, 2349–2353sandwich mesoporous structures,
2345–2348xerogels, 3366–3370
Graphene oxide (GO), 2342, 3236–3239, 3355,3356, 3358, 3360, 3362, 3363, 3366,3368, 3673
Graphene quantum dots (GQDs), 2364Graphene related materials (GRM), 2343Graphene-mediated enhanced Raman scattering
(GERS), 2352Graphene-mediated surface enhanced Raman
scattering (G-SERS), 2352Graphite, 2620, 2679, 3368Grazing incidence small-angle X-ray scattering
(GISAXS), 711, 1186Grazing incidence X-ray diffraction, 925, 929Green fluorescent protein (GFP), 3683Green house effect gases, 2536Growth, 3628Growth factors, 3573, 3579, 3583, 3584, 3622Grätzel's dye-sensitized solar cell, 11G-SERS, see Graphene-mediated surface
enhanced Raman scattering(G-SERS)
Guest polymer, 2676Guinier law, 1195, 1208Gyration radius, 2981
H1H, 1276–1277H2, 1029Halides, 3050
Hall effect measurement, 1711–1713Halloysite, 1741, 2456, 2463Hard coating, 3059Hardness, 1516, 1520, 1534–1537, 1553,
3513, 3518ceramics, 1548ormosils, 1552titanium-catalyzed hybrids, 1558
Harmonic glasses, 1156Harrison’s solution, 1771HCAp nucleation and growth, 3498HCl solutions, 241H-dimer, 2950Healing agent, 2465Heat flux DSC, 1839Hedvall effect, 90Helfrich bending energy model, 963Hematite, 750, 3232HEPES, 3640Hetero-cations, 2039Heterocyclic ligands, 2106Heterogeneous catalyst, 2360Heterogeneous photocatalysis, 499Heterometallic precursors, 55–64
heteronuclear metal-metal bonds/isomorphous substitution, 47–48
Lewis acid–base interaction, 43–47Hetero-phase additions, 2040Heteropolysiloxanes, 1980, 1985
membrane, 1997Hexadecyltrimethoxysilane, 2850Hexagonal stacking, 3128Hexamethyldisilazane, 2872HF etching, 1033HfO2 nanocrystals, 1636Hg porosimeter, 3388Hierarchical materials, 3184, 3194–3196Hierarchical porosity, 1031–1034Hierarchical structures, 3180, 3184Hierarchically macro-mesoporous
monoliths, 3331Hierarchically organized monolithic sol–gel
materialscarbon monoliths, hierarchical pore
structure, 897–907emulsions and foams, 874–876ice templating, 876–877micro-and mesoporosity, 871non-siliceous monoliths, 884–897phase separation and templating strategies,
872–874silica, 877–883
Hierarchically porous monoliths, 844
3760 Index
High energy resolution fluorescence detection(HERFD), 1238, 1248, 1251
High internal phase emulsion (HIPE), 876, 881,904
High performance liquid chromatography(HPLC), 20
monolithic porous silica (see Monolithicporous silica, HPLC separationmedium)
High resolution TEM (HRTEM), 2514, 2518High temperature chlorination, 1033–1034High temperature persistent spectral hole
burning, 2331High-alkali glass, 2851High-barrier coatings for packaging, 3306High-density polyethylene (HDPE), 3648High-molecular weight silsesquioxanes, 3137High-performance liquid chromatography
(HPLC), 848, 3332High-pressure mercury lamp, 494High-temperature superconductors, 1104High-throughput screening (HTS), 3436HIPRESICA, 2023
See also Silica spacerHistology, 3535Historic glass, 2871
paint on, 28722H NMR, 2656Hollow microparticles, 458Hollow nanocontainers, 2456–2457Hologram, 2193, 2194Homogeneity, 1090, 3495Homogeneous line width measurements, 1628Homogeneous nucleation, 486Homogeneous precipitation, 214–218Homogeneous-to-inhomogeneous line
widths, 1628Homometallic precursors, 54–55
alcohol interchange reactions, 40–42in alcohol, oxygen gas, 35anodic oxidation of metals, 35–36inert atmosphere, direct reaction in, 33–34metal oxides/hydroxides, 36–37metathesis reactions, 39–40redox processes, 42weak/volatile acids, alcoholysis, 37–38
Honda–Fujishima effect, 495, 2697–2698Hot water treatment, 3277–3278HRTEM measurements, 25611H–29Si heterocorrelated spectra, 1368H2Ti3O7, 742H2Ti4O9 · H2O, 741, 742Hud system, 2209
Huggins’ equation, 1471Huisgen cycloaddition, 3008, 3019Humidity, 293Hyaluronic acid, 3567, 3570Hybrid, 3509, 3583
aerogels, 3579coating, 1536compressive strength, 1549doped with inhibitors, 2413dynamic modulus, 1555elastic behavior, 1557
incorporate corrosion inhibitors,2409–2423
low organic content, 2399–2404on substrates, 2404–2408
films, 1537gelatin-SiO2 scaffold, 35663-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane
(GPTMS)-based, 1548, 1558, 1561,3582
inorganic–organic materials, 1654–1656,1659–1661
layers, 2399materials
graphite and metal–silicate hybrids,2679–2682
molecular level, 2674–2676nanoporous composite materials, 2676
mechanical properties, 1549, 1557, 1558mechanical testing, 1560organic and inorganic components, 1549
(see also Organic–inorganic hybrids)properties, 1559silica-polyimide, 1559silica content, 1560strength, 1559thermal stabilization, 1553–1554titanium-catalyzed, 1558type II, 1549Young's modulus, 1550, 1557, 1559zirconium-catalyzed, 1558
Hybrid microporous organosilica membranesatomic-scale incorporation, 2981chemical and thermal stability, 2977chemical vapor deposition, 2977gas separation, 2993–2996hydrothermal stability, 2977pervaporation, 2990–2992pore size distribution, 2987–2988pore structure, 2983–2985preparation, 2985–2986selection mechanism, 2976
Hybrid O/I silica aerogels, 1028
Index 3761
Hybrid organic–inorganic (HOI) sol–gelsystems, 1028, 1980, 3558,3565, 3575
applications, 3102–3112bottom-up strategies, 3089chelating/complexing agents, 3070inorganic patterns, 3085–3091multiple pattern technologies, 3098organically modified dense patterns,
3078–3084organic modification, degradation of,
3075–3077polymerizable/crosslinkable hybrids,
3068–3070porous patterns, 3083–3086top-down strategies, 3089
Hybrid polymer, 1871, 2436barrier coatings (see Functional barrier
coatings, hybrid polymers)Hybrid polymeric sols, 2406Hybrid silica monoliths, 1946Hybrid SiO2 aerogel, 3581Hybrid SiO2 coatings, 2401Hybrid sol/gels, 2439, 2441
array performance and opportunities for,3442–3443
coatings, 1540, 2436DNA microarrays, 3438–3442films, 1814, 2423, 2444, 2465immobilization of biomolecules,
3433–3435lab-on-a-chip devices, 3435–3438micro-patterning, soft lithography,
3453–3455sol/gel coatings (see Sol/gel coatings)
Hybridization, 3438Hydridosilsesquioxanes, 3142Hydrogels, 3558, 3567, 3575Hydrogen, 715
bonding, 3137, 3138bonds, 1980
Hydrogen peroxide, 2688Hydrolysis, 156, 532, 533, 624, 697, 1849,
2438, 2911, 3626condensation reaction, 1467and polycondensation, 2675reaction, 2985
Hydrophilicity, 496, 1924, 3124Hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB), 456Hydrophobic anti-soiling surfaces, 3255Hydrophobic siloxane network, 655Hydrophobic–hydrophilic micropatterns,
2196–2197
Hydrophobicity, 2349, 3718of electrodeposited silane sol–gel films, 549
Hydrosilylation reaction, 1016Hydrotalcites, 2458Hydrothermal gelation, 213Hydrothermal treatment (HT), 1246Hydrothermal/chemical processing, 739Hydroxy carbonate apatite (HCA), 2058Hydroxy conversion treatment, 2868Hydroxyapatite (HA), 857, 3511, 3526,
3529–3531, 3536, 3557, 3559, 3567,3570, 3576, 3582, 3630
formation, 3572FTIR spectra, 3561gelatin, 3572nanoparticles, 3560X-ray diffraction patterns of, 3562Hydroxyapatite (HAp), 465, 2713
Hydroxycarbonate apatite (HCA), 3573, 3628Hydroxycarbonate apatite/hydroxyapatite
layer, 3491Hydroxyethyl metacrilate, 35103-Hydroxyflavone (3-HF), 2948Hydroxyl groups, 2439
number of, 2652Hydroxyl radicals, 498, 500Hydroxylation, 5788-Hydroxyquinoline (8HQ), 1774, 2416Hyperthermia, 456
IIce templating, 876–877
carbon monoliths, 906–907silica, 882–883
Imaging, 3394, 3395, 3412, 3416Imidization, 3053Immobilization, 759, 2689, 3433–3435,
3443–3452Immunoaffinity-based biosensing, 2921–2922Impedance, 2449
measurements under current control, 1822Impedance spectroscopy (IS), 1713–1717, 2379Implant, 3556, 3557, 3559, 3574Impregnation, 2510–2512, 2675–2676Imprinting, 2668, 2685INADEQUATE NMR, 3135In class I, 3576In class II, 3576Incompletely condensed POSS, 3156–3157Indentation, 1539
test, 780Indirect electrochemical deposition, 537
3762 Index
Indium tin oxide, 1098INDO, 3142Indoor, 2890Inductive effect, 3122Industrial effluents, 496Inelastic light scattering, 1154–1157Inelastic scattering, 1380INEPT, 3134Inert membrane reactor (IMR), 2000Inflammation, 3556, 3629Inflammatory problems, 3583Influence factors, 626–631Infra red (IR)
absorption spectra, 284analysis, 635–636lasers, 2113light to the visible light, 2121reflection-absorption spectroscopy
(IRRAS), 1124, 1125spectra, gels, 244, 245spectroscopy, 775, 1356, 3131–3132transmission spectra, 2306
Infrared (IR) spectroscopy, sol–gel materialsATR spectroscopy, 1124bulk and thin film gels and gel-derived
glasses, 1127–1128DRIFTS, 1125FTIR, 1140heat treatment, temperature and time,
1137–1138infrared absorption and porosity, 1132–1133inorganic vs. hybrid SiO2, 1134–1136IRRAS, 1124materials preparation, 1123multilayer silicate films, microstructure of,
1142–1144non-silicates and non-oxides, 1144–1148OH species, 1131–1132silica gel and glass, 1126–1127structure, 1128–1130TO and LO vibrational mode splitting,
1130–1131TO peak frequency, evolution of,
1138–1140Inhibiting additives, 2439Inhibition, 2443Inhibitive compounds, 2447Inhibitive pigment, 2453Inhibitor, 2409–2423, 2443
molecules, 2443release kinetics, 2445in sol–gel film, 2423
Inhomogeneous broadening, 2305, 2310
Inhomogeneous nucleation, 756Injectability, 3621Ink-jet printing, 2179, 2199Inorganic brittle material, 1548Inorganic brittle silicates, 1560Inorganic coatings, 2440
incorporate corrosion inhibitors, 2409–2423low organic content, 2393–2404on substrates, 2404–2408
Inorganic content, 1559Inorganic glasses, 1552Inorganic matrix, 2440Inorganic membranes
block copolymer-based templatingagents, 1979
organic templating method, 1978sol–gel process, 1975steric effect, 1975templating approach, 1978
Inorganic nanocontainers, 2448Inorganic nanophase, 1558Inorganic network structure, 1557Inorganic oxides, 1548, 1560Inorganic pre-treatments, 2439Inorganic salt-derived alumina sols, 157–158Inorganic scintillators, 2277Inorganic SiO2 gel, 1555Inorganic TEOS-derived phase, 1557Inorganic–organic hybrids, 1272–1273, 1844,
1870Inorganic–organic polymers, 3299–3310In-plane tensile stress, 1600Insertion, 2597In situ IR spectra, resorcinol–formaldehyde
aerogel, 1951In situ methods, 3042, 3044In situ mode of energy conversion, 485In situ time-resolved small angle X-ray
scattering, 925In situ water production (ISWP), 3128–3129Integrated optics, 1567Intensity modulated photocurrent (IMPS), 2559Intensity modulated photovoltage (IMVS)
spectroscopy, 2559Intercalation, 2597–2599Interdigitated array, 3727Interfacial energy, 841Interfacial polarization, 487Intergranular corrosion, 2395Intermediate-range order, 1304Intermolecular chain-to-chain distance, 3142Internal gain, 1588Inter-particle interaction, 487
Index 3763
Interparticle potential barrier, 507Intramolecular chain-to-chain distance, 3142Intramolecular condensation, 3122, 3135,
3137, 3138Intrinsic stress
definition, 277measurement, 278–280
Intrusion, 1427, 1429, 1434, 1437, 1439, 1442,1447, 1449
and buckling, 1435–1437membrane test, 1438–1439
In vitro cytotoxicity, 3570In vitro tests, 3569In-vivo experiments, 3561, 3563, 3571, 3574,
3575, 3584Ion exchanger, 752–754Ion product (IP), 3638Ion-exchange materials, 2458Ionic bonding, 2305Ionic conduction, 1916Ionic conductivity, 2672–2673Ionic current, 2450Ionic ladder silsesquoxanes, 3123Ionic strength, 3398, 3399, 3402, 3404, 3406,
3409, 3410Ion-selective microelectrodes, 1755–1766IP value, 3641Iridium black, 148Iridium oxide thin film preparation, 146–148Iron oxide nucleated alumina abrasive grain,
SEM, 2045IROX, 2206Irradiation, 3050Isocyanate, 3018
polymerization, 3054Isotherms, 1406
JJ-dimer, 2950Judd-Ofelt theory, 2107
KK0.5Na0.5NbO3 (KNN), see KNN thin filmsKapton®, polyimide segments, 1998Karstedt's catalyst, 1017Kasha’s rule, 1631Keggin-type cluster, 157, 158Kelvin probe (KP), 1717–1719Keto–enol tautomerism, 509Kirby-Bauer test, see Disk diffusion methodKittel formula, 710
KNN thin filmschemical solution deposition, 673–678phase relations and modification, 671–673
Knoop hardness, 1558Knudsen diffusion, 1996, 2976Knudsen flow, 1417Kohlrausch model, 1618Ksp, 3639
LLa0.8Sr0.2Co0.5Ni0.5O3–δ (LSCN) thin films,
136Labelling, 759Lab-on-a-chip, 3435–3438
devices, 17, 1928Lab-scale, 2423Lactate, 1325Ladder silsesquioxanes, 3142Ladder-like condensed silsesquioxanes,
3157–3158Ladder-like structure length, 3144Ladder-type structures, 3120, 3123, 3127,
3132, 3144Langmuir type adsorption, 1413Langmuir–Blodgett method, 1597Lanthanide ions, 2105
optical transition, 2106Lanthanides, 2105
applications, 2105luminescence, 2108radiative transitions, 2105
Lanthanide–titanium oxide (LTO), 446Lanthanum trifluoroacetate gel, 339Laplace's relation, 986Larmor precess, 1261Larnite, 2543, 2551Larnite/Silica Aerogel Composites, 2544–2546Laser
irradiation, 3498photolysis, 580in UV region, 2114
Laser assisted biomimetic (LAB) method, 3498Lasing range, extension of, 2113Lasing spectrum of WGM, 1639Layer by layer (LbL), 3229
deposition method, 1741polyelectrolyte films, 2452processing, 3237, 3242technique, 1772, 2421, 2461
Layered double hydroxide (LDH), 855, 1741,2458, 2461
Layered materials, 2600–2603
3764 Index
Layered titania sols, 167–168LDH, see Layered double hydroxide (LDH)Leaching, 3717Lead zirconate-lead titanate (PZT), 1068Lead-free ferroelectric thin films
BNT thin films, 678–681BZT-xBCT thin films, 681–686KNN thin films, 671–678
Leakage, 674, 681, 688LEIM techniques, see Local electrochemical
impedance mapping (LEIM)LEIS technique, see Localized electrochemical
impedance spectroscopy (LEIS)Lepidocrocite titanates, 741, 743, 744Lew rats femours, 35317Li, 1282Li2O-Al2O3-GeO2-P2O5, 1345Li2O–Al2O3–SiO2 glass–ceramics, 252Li2O-SiO2-P2O5 glasses, 1345Li4Ti5O12, 2616LiCoO2, 2600LiFePO4, 2600, 2605Lifetime, 2900–2901
measurements, 1617Ligand exchange, 3043Ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT), 2959Light emitting diode (LED), 2119Light streak, 1570Light yield, scintillators, 2275Light-directed chemical synthesis, 3440Lightweight products, 518Li-ion storage capacity, 2598Limestones, 2865LiMnO2, 2600, 2603LiNbO3 ferroelectric material, 171–172Linear concentration range, 3708Linear (resistance) polarization, 2382Linear velocity, 1941LiNiO2, 2602LiNiPO4, 2609Lipases, 2920–2921Liquid chromatography, 1939Liquid crystal display (LCD) cell, 2020Liquid intrusion, 1404–1406Liquid mass separation, 161, 1992–1996Liquid phase deposition, 3275–3276Liquid phase exfoliation (LPE), 2342Lithium
batteries, 754–755, 790, 1027–1028, 1105,1345, 2574–2575, 2577
insertion, 2611titanium oxide, 2613transition, 1079
LiVOPO4, 2612Ln3+ ions, 2312Local anodes, 2387Local defects, 2387, 2389Local electrochemical impedance mapping
(LEIM), 2391, 2392Localised electrochemical techniques,
2387–2392Localized attack, 2378Localized corrosion, 3534, 3542, 3547Localized electrochemical impedance
spectroscopy (LEIS), 1766, 2388,2390, 2391
Localized surface plasmon resonances (LSPR),2509, 2515, 2523, 2525, 2526
Lock and key model, 2918Long term corrosion protection, 1801Longitudinal couplers, 1570Long-term switching experiments, 2752Lorenz-Lorentz equation, 2315Loss measurements, 1578Loss tangent, 487Low κ dielectric, 3203
materials, 3196Low-temperature Sol–gel (solution-gelation)
process, 3492LSC, loss mechanism, 2115Luminescence spectroscopy
in glass-ceramic waveguides, 1634–1637in rare earth activated micro-and
nanospheres, 1638–1640Luminescence-based sensors, 2118Luminescent materials, 1110Luminescent molecules, 937Luminescent solar concentrators, 2105, 2114Lyophilization, 906Lyotropic liquid crystals, 1978
MMacro-meso-porous titania graphene-
nanocomposite, 2349Macropores, 1402, 1940, 1941, 1946, 3565,
3566, 3577Macroporous, 2667
materials, 2668silica, 1408
Maghemite (γ-Fe2O3), 466Magic-angle spinning (MAS), 1264, 1308Magnesium alloys, 2450, 2475
aeronautic industry, 2476anodizing, 2480–2483automotive industry, 2475–2476
Index 3765
Magnesium alloys (cont.)chromate coatings, 2478–2480epoxy coatings, 2486–2487healthcare industry, 2476–2477history, 2474–2475plasma electrolytic oxidation, 2483–2485self-healing coatings, 2493–2496silane coatings, 2492–2493sol–gel coatings, 2487–2492
Magnetic dipole, 2305Magnetic dipole-dipole coupling, 1311–1317Magnetic moment, 1306Magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs), 466Magnetic shielding, 1307–1309Magnetically guided delivery, 3678Magnetite (Fe3O4), 466, 3231Magnetite (Fe3O4)-based microparticles,
467–470Magnetoliposome, 3678–3680Magnetooptical materials, 2082–2083Magnetoplumbite, 2042Magnetoplumbite phase, 321 CUBITRON®,
2044Magnetron cooling fan, 487Malonamide-bridged hybrid membrane, 2995Marble, 2867Mark–Houwink–Sakurada relation, 1471Marshmallow-like gels, 3328–3331Mass spectrometry (MS), 3135–3139Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization
time-of-flight (MALDI-TOF) massspectrometry, 3136, 3138
Matthiesen’s rule, 1700Mayenite, 855MC3T3-E1, 3648MCM41, 2358, 3025Mechanical behavior, 1429, 1443, 1449Mechanical disorder, 1157Mechanical properties, 200, 1514, 1522, 1524,
1561, 2446, 3517aerogels, 1555hardness, 1560of hybrids, 1551, 1553inorganic glasses, 1557M–O–PDMS hybrids, 1557organic/inorganic coatings, 1548Ormosils, 1550polysilsesquioxane aerogels, 3200polysilsesquioxane xerogels, 3199Sono-Ormosils, 1556
Mechanical stability, 1516Mediatiting layer, 3637Medical diagnoses, 3394, 3396
Mega Joule Laser program, 591Melt quenching, 3563Melting gels, 1846Melting temperature, 1839Melt-quench, 3563, 3572Melt-quenched glass, 633Membrane, 784, 3666
and film materials, 2721–2722reactors, 1998–2004
MEMS, 3097, 3105Mercaptobenzimidazole (MBI), 1771Mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT), 1771, 2445,
2446, 2461, 24652-Mercaptobenzothiazole, 1808, 2463, 24653-Mercaptopropyltrimethoxysilane, 3128, 3134Mercaptosilane, 3051Mercaptotrimethoxysilylpropane, 2872Mercury porosimetry method, 1405, 1989Merocyanine (MC), 2956Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), 3528Mesopore structure, 836, 844Mesopores, 1402, 1406, 1407, 1941, 1946,
3180, 3196, 3198, 3566Mesoporosity, 3178, 3184, 3200Mesoporous, 3076, 3083, 3085Mesoporous bioactive glasses (MBGs), 1342,
1344, 3599bactericide capabilities of, 3613–3615bone tissue regeneration, scaffolds for,
3610–3613for drug delivery, 3615vs. sol–gel glasses, 3601–3607
Mesoporous carbon, 2345Mesoporous materials, 19, 20, 1054
carbon-dots (see Carbon-dots)graphene (see Graphene)
Mesoporous membranesdefinition, 2976sieving mechanism, 2976
Mesoporous nanoparticles, 2454Mesoporous oxide thin films (MPF), 2508
catalysis, 2522–2523metal loading, characterization of,
2520–2521optical characterization, 2515–2517optical devices, 2525–2527sensors, 2523–2525structural characterization, 2517–2519synthesis methods, 2509–2515
Mesoporous particles, 2463Mesoporous polysilsesquioxanes
adsorbents, 3201anti-corrosion coatings, 3201
3766 Index
bridged polysilsesquioxanes, 3189–3196catalysts, 3202chromatographic materials, 3203coatings, 3196copolymers of silsesquioxanes and silica,
3188–3189general procedures, 3180–3184low κ dielectric films, 3203membranes, 3203–3204optical coatings, 3204particles, 3197pendant polysilsesquioxanes, 3184–3188polysilsesquioxane aerogels, 3200polysilsesquioxane xerogels, 3198–3200sunscreens, 3204surfactant and polymer templated materials,
3200–3201Mesoporous silica, 3005
nanocontainers, 2454nanoparticles, 3017–3018, 3030particles, 2356
Mesoporous thin films, 2607Mesoporous TiO2 films, sol–gel preparation of,
2559–2561Mesostructured material, 3189Metakaolins, 194Metal alkoxides, 2437
β-hydrogen elimination, 51–52ether and ester elimination, 50–51fluoride cluster, 375, 383heterometallic alkoxide precursors
(see Heterometallic precursors)homometallic precursors (see Homometallic
precursors)oxidation, 49–50partial hydrolysis, 48–49solvolysis, 52–53thermal desolvation, 52
Metal and metal oxides nanoparticles, 639–645Metal ceramic composite electrodes (Metal
CCEs), 2681–2682Metal coatings, 2372–2373Metal colloids, 2162
decorative coatings on glass, 2168new coating technologies application,
2170–2172non-linear optical properties, 2167spectra of, 2164synthesis routes to, 2165theoretical background, 2162
Metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF), 2360Metal fluoride
coatings, 342
hydroxide, 393xerogel powders, 366
Metal ions, 551principle of stabilization, 2167
Metal loadings, 2520–2521Metal matrix composites (MMC), 2056Metal nanoparticles (NP), 3048
catalysis, 2522–2523metal loading, characterization of,
2520–2521optical characterization, 2515–2517optical devices, 2525–2527sensors, 2523–2525structural characterization, 2517–2519synthesis methods, 2509–2515
Metal organic deposition (MOD), 436Metal organic frameworks (MOFs), 856Metal oxide nanoparticles, non-hydrolytic
sol–gelacetophenone route, 1050alkoxide and ether routes, 1049benzylamine route, 1050–1051benzyl alcohol route, 1048carboxylic acid route, 1049–1050evaporated-induced self-assembly,
1053–1054microwave-assisted deposition, 1054nanofillers, 1053oriented attachment and mesocrystals,
1051tert-butyl alcohol route, 1048
Metal oxide thin film preparationmodified Pechini’s method, 137Pechini’s method, 134using acetylacetone, 148–150with alkanolamines, 140–142
Metal oxides nanomaterials, 500Metal salt precursors, 851–856Metal salts, 134Metal substrates, 2423Metal-to-ligand charge-transfer (MLCT),
2952, 2954Metallasilsesquioxanes, 3169–3172Metallic coatings, 1733Metallic iron (α-Fe), 471–473Metallic patterns, 2511Metallic substrates, 2442, 3516, 3541Metallic surfaces, 2436Metastable phase, 1095Methacrylate, 3005Methacrylate groups, 2407Methacrylic monomers, 3087Methylacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 2872
Index 3767
γ-Methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane(γ-MPTS), 3643
3-Methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane, 1357Methylene blue, 492Methylmethacrylate (MMA), 3686Methyltriethoxysilane (MTEOS), 284–285,
847, 2095, 2097, 2225, 2849, 2861,2940, 2942, 2957, 3323
TEOS systems, 1356Mg0.5Zn0.5Fe2O4 films, 716MgF2 thin films, 343Mg(O-C2H5)2, 1850Micelles, 2346, 3679Micro-and nanofabrication, hybrid materials,
see Hybrid organic–inorganic (HOI)sol–gel systems
Micro-and nano-spherical resonators, 1638Micro injection moulding, 3081Micro Total Analysis Systems, 3436Microarc deposition, 537Microcells, 1767Micro-cracks, 511, 512, 2404Microdot, 3013Microelectrodes, 1763, 2390Microemulsion, 494Micro-engineered abrasive mineral systems,
2032Microfabrication, 2349
hybrid materials (see Hybridorganic–inorganic (HOI) sol–gelsystems)
Microfluidic elements, 3436Microlens, 3103, 3105
arrays, 2181, 2184–2185Micromolding, 3453Micropatterning, 526, 3453–3455Microporosity, 1407Microporous absorbent, 3449Microporous surfaces, 3442Microresonators, 1638Micro-spotting, 3441, 3445, 3451Microstructural anisotropy, 1600Microstructural control, boehmite-derived
aluminous abrasive minerals,2039–2045
Microstructure, 485, 650, 670, 674, 679, 681321 CUBITRON®, abrasive grain, 2043thin films, 2308
Microtransfer molding, 3453Microwave, 1841, 1862
drying, 192heating, 486, 501oven, 486
Microwell plates, 3436MIE scattering, 2291MIE theory, 2162, 3401Migration barrier coatings, 3296, 3300Mineral carbonation, 2537Mineralization, 3527Minimum inhibitory surface concentration
(MISC), 3467Mixed ions-electrons conducting (MIEC)
membranes, 2003Mixed oxides, 1055Mixed-alkali glass, 2659M-line spectroscopy, 1572, 1574MNDO, 3142β-MnO2 nanotubes, 750Mobile deuterons, 2657Mobility, 2650Mode profile, 1575Modified graphene oxide sheet (modGO), 2347Modified Pechini’s method, 137–140Modifiers, 3565Modulus, 3347, 3348, 3353, 3369Molded products, 2721Molding, 2178
mesostructure materials, 2188–2189research progress in, 2187–2188
Molecular brush, 3622Molecular chemistry, non-hydrolytic sol–gel,
1041alkyl halide elimination, 1044–1045ester/acetamide elimination, 1045–1046ether elimination, 1046M-OH groups, 1042–1043
Molecular dynamics (MD)simulations, 2983trajectory, 1877
Molecular imprinting, 2670, 2684Molecular interaction, 489Molecular probe ellipsometry (MPE), 1601Molecular sieving, 1996
type separation, 1417Molecular species, 1844Molecularly imprinting technique, 557Molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFC),
2584–2586Molybdate inhibitor, 2445Molybdenum oxide coatings, 2757Monoclinic germanium disulfide, 411Monolith(s), 3005–3006, 3014Monolithic capillary column, 847Monolithic columns, 846Monolithic porous silica, HPLC separation
medium
3768 Index
capillary format, 1945linear velocity, 1941particle-packed columns and limitations,
1940phase separation, 1941plate height, 1941plate number, 1941pressure gradient mode, 1943Van Deemter plot, 1941
Monolithic xerogels, 3181Monomers, 3180, 3187, 3192
bridged polysilsesquioxane, 3193, 3203hydrolysis and condensation of, 3179methoxysilane, 3181triethoxysilyl, 3198
Mono-protic acids, 2037Mono-substituted siloxanes, 1846Montrol Scher model, 2562MOPMS, 3647Morphotropic phase boundary (MPB), 668,
671, 678, 681, 684, 685Moth’s eye, 2194MPB-compositions, see Morphotropic phase
boundary (MPB)MSINDO study, 3142mSiO2–CQDs composites, 2357MTEOS, see Methyltriethoxysilane (MTEOS)MTMOS, see Methyltrimethoxysilane
(MTMOS)Multianalyte detection, 3727Multiarray, 3728Multicomponent oxide materials, 1091Multi-enzymatic sol–gel biosensors, 3716Multiferroic, 705, 1097materials, 14–15Multilayer, 3725Multilayer casting method, 1974Multilayer structure, 1809Multilayer systems, 2414, 2423Multiple quantum magic angle spinning
(2D MQMAS) technique, 1266Multiple resonance experiments, 1266Multiple scattering series, 1235Multiple-dipping method, 1518Multi-step annealing, 679Mutual solubility, 842
N15N, 1277Nafion, 3722Nano-alloy quantum dots, 645–648Nano-anatase titania, 2352
Nano β-TCP, 3562Nanobuilding blocks, 3120Nanocarriers, 2456NanoChromics™, 2772Nanocomposite aerogels
brittle behaviour, 3383–3385mechanical properties, 3381–3383plastic densification, 3387–3390textural properties, 3378–3381Weibull analysis, 3385–3387
Nanocomposite films, 3047Nanocomposites, 1666, 2340, 2349, 2352,
2356, 2360, 2362, 2364biomaterials, 3054catalysis, 3057chemical sensors, 3056hard coating, 3059NP@MPF (seeMesoporous oxide thin films
(MPF); Metal nanoparticles (NP))sol–gel synthesis, 3043–3054wettability, 3058
Nanocontainers, 1772, 1775, 2418–2423, 2447,2448, 2453, 2456, 2461, 2463, 2465
Nanocrystal(s), 3219, 3559growth, 2304
Nanocrystalline cubic phase, 487Nano-domains, 1679Nanofabrication, hybrid materials, see Hybrid
organic–inorganic (HOI) sol–gelsystems
Nano hydroxyapatite, 3560, 3562, 3576Nano imprint lithography (NIL), 3067, 3069,
3071, 3086, 3089, 3104Nanoindentation, 1514, 1515, 3348, 3513, 3519Nano-lime, 2870Nanomachines, 3030, 3678Nanomaterials, 3725Nanomedicine, 3032Nanomer coatings, 1536, 1542, 2166Nanoparticle(s), 484, 1046, 2312–2314, 2354,
2413, 2418, 2538, 3006–3008,3016–3018, 3124, 3125, 3142,3395–3403, 3412, 3413, 3415, 3725
additives, 2453coin metals, 2108of inorganic scintillators, 2278silver-doped TiO2, 494silver, gold and copper, 2106TiO2, 491ZnWO4, 492
Nanoporous composite materials, 2678Nanoreactor, 2359Nano-reservoirs, 1740, 2418–2423, 2448
Index 3769
Nanorods, 3017Nanoscience and technology, 501Nanoscopic metal fluorides, 376, 395Nanosheets, 860Nano-sized particles, 1661Nanospheres, 3017Nanostructured optical fibers, 2314Nanotraps, 1740Nanotubes, titanate, see Titanate nanotubes
(TNTs)Na2O-Al2O3-B2O3 glasses, 1331–1336Na2O-Al2O3-P2O5 glasses, 1326Na2O-AlPO4-SiO2 glasses, 1329–1331Na2O-B2O3-SiO2 glass, 633Na2O-SiO2-Al2O3 glasses, 1339–13401-Naphthol, 2948Naphthopyran, 2071, 2074–2075Na Super Ionic Conductor (NASICON)-type,
857, 2634Na2Ti2O5 . H2O, 741Na2Ti3O7, 746Natural bone, 3557, 3559, 3561, 3583Natural wollastonite, 2542NBS dry gel, 630–631N-doped carbide derived carbon aerogel, 1033Near infrared dye laser, 2114Near IR losses, 2315Neel theory, 710Nernst-Einstein equation, 2653Nernst–Plank equation, 1995Net optical gain, 1587Network formers, 1304Network modifiers, 1304Neutron capture therapy (GdNCT), 3680Neutrons, 2275New bone tissue, 3531Next generation lithographies, 3067,
3087, 3096Ni-base alloy, 776Nickel metal hydride batteries, 2576–2577Nickel oxide and hydroxide coatings,
2758–2760Ni80Fe20–(BiFeO3/BiFe0.95Co0.05O3)
core–shell nanowires, 705NiFe2O4, 2619Niobium oxide (Nb2O5), 477
coatings, 2754–2757Nitridation, 2393Nitride and carbide fibers, 269Nitrogen adsorption/desorption isotherms of
mesoporous film, 921, 922Nitrogen BET method, 1414
Nitrogen porosimetry, 3360, 3364NLO sol–gel materials, 2083N-methyl formamide (NFA), 891NO2, 1029Non-aqueous fluorolytic sol gel synthesis
chemical pathway, 364–366mechanistic aspects, 378–391reaction parameters, 366–378
Non-biodegradable hydrogels, 3567, 3568Non-bridging (NBO) oxygen, 1292, 2660Non-destructive methods, 497, 2384Non-electrochemical tests, 2376–2378Non-hydrolytic sol–gel
mesoporous (mixed) oxides, 1054–1058metal oxide nanoparticles, synthesis of,
1046–1054molecular chemistry (see Molecular
chemistry, non-hydrolytic sol–gel)Non-ionic polymeric surfactant, 460Non-ionic poly(oxythylene ether) surfactant
templates, 935Nonionic surfactant, 460Non-linear optical properties, 2167Non-linear optics, 561, 2525–2526Non-oxides, 1275Non-radiative energy exchanges, 1613Non radiative relaxations, 2108Non-silane based sol–gel systems, 542Non-silica sol–gel matrices, 2917Non-siliceous monoliths, 884
Al2O3, 895–896CuO, 896–897Fe3O4, Fe, 893–895phase separation, 890post-synthetic reactions, 889TiO2, 891–893
Non stationary behaviour, 1824Non-steady state techniques, 2378Non-volatile ferroelectric random access
memories (NVFRAM), 1916Non-woven, 3666N2 physisorption, 1019Nuclear electric quadrupole interactions,
1309–1311Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), 1258,
3132–3135, 3362analysis, 638approach, methodology and interpretation,
1318–1320experimental considerations, 1261–1262fundamental principles, 1306–1307gel materials, 1259
3770 Index
physical background, 1262solid state, internal interactions in,
1307–1318spectra, TEOS, 929spectroscopy, 767time-dependent monitoring, 3129triple-quantum NMR, 1310
Nuclear resonance scattering, 2291Nucleation, 1849, 3628
and growth, 840Nucleophilic catalysis, 3130Number of hydroxyl groups, 2652Nyquist plot, 2385, 2449
OOH-induced fluorescence quenching, 1612Oil-in-water (O/W) emulsion, 875Oil–water separation, 3329Oligonucleotides, 3432, 3435, 3440, 3442Olivine, 2605–26111-D dielectric microcavity, 16331D photonic crystals, 16331D-pore, 2657One-dimensional techniques, quadrupolar
nuclei, 1265–1266Onset of apatite formation, 3494Open circuit potential, 1786, 1801, 1828Open circuit voltage, 2959Optical amplification, 1610Optical and electrooptical materials
biofilms, 2068filters and solar absorbers, 2079magnetooptical materials, 2082NLO sol–gel materials, 2083–2084optical sensors, 2078photochromic sol–gel materials, 2071photonic sol–gel materials, 2077–2078reflective and antireflective coatings, 2081refractive and photorefractive sol–gel
materials, 2082thin-films, GDLC, 2067–2068UV-protection sol–gel coatings, 2078waveguides, 2081
Optical biosensors, 3710Optical coatings, 3204Optical devices, 2525–2527Optical efficiency of plate, 2115Optical fiber sensor, 2120Optical gain, 1587Optical losses, 2315, 3102
Optical memory disk, 2180, 2182–2184Optical microscope, 3451Optical microscopic examination, 2041Optical pH sensors, 2891Optical properties, 2508, 2515, 2516,
2523, 2525of waveguide, 2311
Optical response, 2882, 2899Optical sensors, 2078, 3107Optical spectroscopy, 1609, 2312Optical waveguides, 1566Optical window, 3683Optimal solvents, 627Ordered mesoporous thin films
evaporation induced self-assembly(see Evaporation induced self-assembly methods)
growth from air/solution interface, 951–960growth from solution-substrate interface,
960–972pulsed laser deposition, 973vapor phase deposition, 972
Oreophobicizing effect, 2701Organic aerogels, 1004Organically modified ceramics, 1871Organically modified silicates (Ormosils),
2099, 2668, 2675, 2679alkoxides, 3068, 3078, 3086, 3087
Organic bonds, 1558Organic chemical functionalities, 3178Organic components, 1548Organic compounds, 2416
quantum dots, 653–659Organic content curves, 1559Organic corrosion inhibitors, 2445, 2454Organic dyes, 2565–2566, 2881Organic encapsulation approach, 600–602Organic functional groups, 2440, 2443Organic groups, 1558Organic inhibitors, 2419Organic–inorganic aerogels, 1555Organic–inorganic coatings, 3510, 3528
mechanical properties, 1548Organic–inorganic components, 1557, 1561Organic–inorganic composites, 391, 1558Organic–inorganic constituents, 1560Organic–inorganic hybrid, 1048, 1051,
1548, 1560materials, 2643, 3319scintillators, 2280
Organic–inorganic interface, 1549, 1561Organic–inorganic network, 1558, 1559
Index 3771
Organic–inorganic phases, 1559size, 1549type I, 1549
Organic–inorganic sol–gel hybrid materialsFourier transform Raman (FT-Raman)
spectroscopy, 1353infrared spectroscopy, 1356multinuclear NMR spectroscopy,
1361–1369Raman spectroscopy, 1353–1355
Organic laser dyes, 2099Organic light-emitting diodes, 2105Organic nanocontainers, 2448Organic paints, 2441Organic polymerization, 3072, 3075, 3078Organic polymers, 1548, 1558Organic spacer groups, 1558Organic templates, 748Organic templating method, 1978Organo(alkoxy)silanes, 3002Organoalkoxysilanes hydrolytic condensation,
3121, 3122, 3129Organo-functional groups, 2436Organo-inorganic matrices, 2096–2099Organopolysiloxanes, 3322Organosilane, 937Organosilicas, 2985, 3184, 3186, 3202Organosilicon compounds, 2675Organotrialkoxysilanes, 3178, 3184, 3186,
3188, 3189, 3203Ormocer®, 1536, 1871, 2675, 2850, 2871,
3069, 3079, 3105, 3299, 3310Ormosils, 6, 1536, 1560, 2871, 3576, 3577,
3582, 3624, 3716with colloidal silica, 1552hardness, 1552–1553mechanical properties, 1550modified bioactive, 1552thermal stabilization, 1553Young’s modulus, 1550–1552
Osetaoclast, 3584Osetointegration, 356117O solid state NMR, 1368Osseointegration, 3507, 3539, 3547Osteoblasts, 3556, 3573, 3584, 3636
proliferation, 3536Osteoclasts, 3573Osteoconduction, 3557Osteoconductive, 3559Osteocysts, 3573Osteogenesis, 3557, 3559Osteogenic, 3577Osteoinduction, 3557
Osteointegration, 3557, 3560Ostwald ripening, 507, 3333Ostwald viscometer, 1461–1462Outdoor, 2890Oxidation resistance, 2394Oxidative decomposition, 496Oxide contamination, 417Oxide/fluoride nanocomposite thin films,
350–353Oxide graded films, 553Oxide nanoparticles, 2441, 2453, 3046Oxide nanorods, 527Oxide/SWNT-CA composites, 3350Oxidoreductases, 3713Oxime ligation, 3020Oxycarbides, 1274–1275Oxyfluoride glass–ceramics, 346–350Oxygen barriers, 3308Oxygen reduction electrodes, 2685–2687Oxygen storage capacity (OCS), 819
P31P, 1278–1281Paint(s)
adhesion, 1818application, 1735composition, 1734on historic glass, 2872manufacture, 1735
Pake pattern, 2656Parallel assays, 3436Partial charge model, 206, 207Partially dense aerogels (PDA), 1488, 1502Partially densified aerogels, 1967Particle(s), 3180, 3181, 3186, 3197–3198,
3395, 3398, 3399, 3403–3424,3528–3529
modified consolidants, 2866release, 3536size, 769, 2616
Particle-packed columns, 1940Particulate basic sols, 2401Passivation potential, 2381Passive current density, 2381Passive metals, 1731Passive oxide film, 3506Pathlength, 2685Pattern, 3728Patterning, 1109
silicate surfactant films, 970–972207Pb, 1282Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 (PZT) thin films, 668
3772 Index
Pd colloids, 2164PDMS/SWNT-CA composites, 334831P DRENAR, 1328P–E loop
ballistic galvanometer, 1677–1678commercial equipment, 1678Sawyer–Tower bridge method, 1676–1678symmetric and asymmetric shapes, 1678
Pechini, M.P., 1069, 1090Pechini method, 82, 84, 86, 100, 134–137
applications, 1077–1086limitation, 1072preparation and properties, 1071–1077reactions, 1071
Pechini process, 1069applications, 1077–1086ceramic precursors, 1072preparation and properties, 1071–1077
Pechini-type process, 2633PEGylation, 3416Pencil hardness, 778Pendant copolymers, 3162–3166Penetration, 3518Pentamers, 1845Peptization, 767Percolation conductivity, 2679Percolation gelation analogy, 1507Perhydropolysilazanes, 2871Periodic mesoporous organosilica, 3008
nanoparticles, 3018, 3032Periodic mesoporous structures, 3178, 3197Periodontal ligament fibroblasts (PDLFs), 3493Perioglas®, 3492Permalloy, 705Permanent implants, 3507Permeability, 2667Permeation coefficient, 1417Permporometry, 2987Permselectivity, 2674Perovskite, 669, 671, 673, 674, 677, 679, 681,
685, 686, 2634solar cell, 12
Peroxyester-W derivative, 2752Persistent spectral hole burning, 2322
glasses, 2323–2324high temperature, 2334sol–gel glasses, 2326thermal stability, 2331
Pervaporation process, 2990–2992Perylimide dyes, 2099Pesticides, 496pH, 1768
effect, 533
indicators, 3724sensor, 2359, 2902
Phase diagram, 932, 933Phase separable solutions, 241Phase separation, 19, 1941, 2666, 3322Phase separation agent (PEO), 878Phenolphtalein, 1749Phenomenological model, 1175Phenyl, 3075, 3077, 3099Phenyltriethoxysilane (PhTES), 1846Phonon confinement, 1175–1176Phosphate(s), 3234Phosphate coatings, 1733Phosphating, 777Phosphors, 1099Phosphorus-containing compounds, 851Photo acid generators (PAG), 3070, 3084Photocatalyst, 8, 514, 755–756, 3057Photocatalyst coating application
to building materials, 2730–2732to glass, 2732to windowpanes, 2732–2742
Photocatalystic filmsapplications, 607–608basic/acidic solutions, thin film deposition,
612–615liquid solution processing, 610–612water exposure, treatments, 608–610
Photocatalyst technology, 497Photocatalytic activity, 493Photocatalytic cleaning glass, 2733, 2734
characteristic of, 2733coating film heat treatment, 2737coating solution, photocatalyst film
preparation, 2735–2736vs. normal float glass, 2740oil decomposition on, 2734outdoor exposure, 2740plate glass coating with photocatalyst film,
2736–2737self-cleaning effect, 2738–2742
Photocatalytic cleaning (self-cleaning) action,2730
Photocatalytic effect, 2731Photocatalytic properties, 490Photocatalytic self-cleaning coatings, principle,
2698–2703Photocatalytic surfaces, 3257Photocatalytic system, 3469–3470Photochemical splitting of water, 499Photochemistry, 547Photochromic inorganic compounds, 2074Photochromic sol–gel materials, 2071–2077
Index 3773
Photochromism, 2526–2527, 2956–2957Photodegradation, 490, 3076, 3099
efficiency, 494Photodynamic therapy, 3680Photoelectric conversion properties, dye-doped
titania, 2958–2965Photoelectrochemical applications, 2676Photo-excitation, 2557Photofluorescent reporters, 3683Photoinduced hydrophilic conversion,
2700–2703Photoionization, 2332Photolithography, 2178Photoluminescence (PL), 598, 600, 602, 605,
2354, 2364spectroscopy, 1586
Photolysis, 3070, 3073Photonic and optoelectronic devices, 1609Photonic band gap (PBG), 2128, 2129, 2133,
2134, 2149, 2153Photonic crystalsdeposition methods,
2139–2141materials for, 2130–21321D photonic crystals, 2141–2144structures of, 2132–2136template-based synthesis, 2136–21383D photonic crystals, 1631, 2149–21532D photonic crystals, 2144–2149
Photonic sol–gel materials, 2078Photonic structures, 2303Photopic transmittance, 2764Photoreduction, 3058Photorefractive Sol–gel materials, 2082Photoresists, 3066, 3087, 3096, 3097Photosensitivity, 2312Photostability, 2073, 2110, 3413–3416
rhodamine B and rhodamine 6G, 2112Photothermal deflection, 1584Photovoltaic cells, 2117Photovoltaic devices, 2556Photovoltaic performance stability, 2567–2569Photovoltaic solar energy, 2117Physical adsorption, 1412Physical barrier, 2407Physical gas adsorption, 1414Physical gel, 3558Physical interactions, 3558Physisorption, 3434Piezoelectric, 1667
elastic parameters, transportation linemethod, 1687–1689
electromechanical coupling factor,1686–1687
equations, 1685–1686piezoelectric film/substrate system,
piezoelectric coefficient of,1690–1691
static/quasi-static method, piezoelectricconstants, 1689–1690
vibrators and determination, 1687Piezoelectric d33 coefficient, 671, 675, 677,
678, 682, 687Piezoelectric effect, 668Pigment-oil suspensions, 1473Pillar, 3085, 3092Pin-printing, 3728pKa, acid catalyst, 3124Planar waveguides, 1609Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO),
2450, 2483Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition,
1974Plasma polymerization, 1980Plasmon coupling effect, 2360Plasmonic gas sensors, 2118Plasmonic sensors, 3108Plastic densification, silica aerogels, 1503–1506Plastic flow, 1457Plastic scintillators, 2276Plate height, 1941Plate number, 1941Platinum divinyltetramethyldisiloxane
complex, 1017PL properties, 658Pluronic F127, 848, 1772Pluronic P123, 845, 3570, 3579Poisson’s ratio, 1520Polarization, 668, 675, 677, 682, 686, 687
curve, 2381, 2382, 2396, 2401, 2406,2408, 2415
resistance, 2383, 2384, 2386, 2395,2396, 2402
techniques, 1786transfer experiments, 1264transfer techniques, 3132
Pollutants, 2882Polyacrylamide, 3442Polyamide (PA), 3648Poly(butyleneterephthalate) (PBT), 3664Polycarbosilanes, 1016, 1022Poly(c-glutamic acid), 3579Polycomponent gels, 1841Polycondensation reaction, 197, 282, 2095Polydimethylsilane, 3624Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), 3453, 3455,
3576, 3577, 3626
3774 Index
Polyelectrolyte, 1741, 1774, 2461, 2462, 2464layers, 2423multilayers, 2421
Poly(E-caprolactone) (PCL), 3663, 3664Polyesterification, 1090Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG), 97, 114, 2940,
3561, 3643, 3721Polyethyleneimine (PEI), 1772Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO), 3664Polyglycolic acid (PGA), 3567Polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxanes (POSS),
3120, 3124, 3127, 3132, 3139, 3154bead copolymers, 3166blended POSS nanocomposites, 3160–3162classification, 3154cross-linkable copolymers, 3167–3169fully condensed compounds, 3155–3156incompletely condensed POSS, 3156–3157ladder-like condensed silsesquioxanes,
3157–3158metallasilsesquioxanes, 3169–3172pendant copolymers, 3162–3166polymeric nanocomposites containing
POSS, 3158–3159synthetic strategies, 3154
Polyhydridomethylsiloxane (PHMS), 1027Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB), 469Polyimide matrix, 3053Polylactic acid (PLA), 3567, 3663Poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA), 3668Polymer, 2667, 2668, 2670, 2672, 2676
CNT composite, 3348coatings, 2374doping, 2677–2678grafting, 2678matrix, 3052templating, 3180, 3181–3184, 3187–3188,
3191–3196Polymer derived ceramic (PDC), 1015Polymeric, 3563
capsules, 2466nanocomposites containing POSS,
3158–3159Polymeric gel method, 82–84
chemistry, 84–85formation and behavior of, 92–94high quality ceramics, 98–100metal complexes, 87–92precursors, 85–87thin films and coatings, 101–102ultrafine powders, 100–101
Polymer-induced liquid precursor (PILP),3633
Polymerizable complex (PC) method, 82, 214,217, 226, 227, 229
amorphous metal complex method, 95–96efficient use of, 102–105free radical polymerization, 96–97monomers and ligands, 96origin of, 82soluble polymers, 97
Polymerization, 698, 1102, 1849, 2112, 2438chemistry, 3197, 3204
Polymer/SWNT composite, 3348Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA), 905,
2138, 3559, 3575Polymethylsilsesquioxane (PMSQ), 847, 3324Polyorganosiloxane film, 2247Polyoxometalates, 2676Polypyrrole, 2672Polysaccharide, 3055, 3214, 3242, 3567
crystalline, 3215–3224nanocomposite, 3224–3238
Polysilazane, 1016, 1030, 1031Polysiloxane, 1016, 2678Polysilsesquioxane, 518–527, 3075,
3096, 3108mesoporous (see Mesoporous
polysilsesquioxanes)Polystyrene (PS), 905, 2138Polystyrene sulfonate (PSS), 1772Polyurethane microcapsules, 2465Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), 97, 3673Polyvinylchloride (PVC), 3648Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), 286, 295, 463Polyvinylsilsesquioxane, 3331Polyvynilpyrrolidone (PVP), 677Pore(s), 1412, 3557, 3558, 3574
classification, 1401organisation, 2340, 2346, 2349, 2352size, 1402size distribution, 1413structure, 836, 3654three-dimensional imaging, 1407–1408
Porod invariant, 1957Porod’s law, 1193, 1959, 1963Porogens, 2666, 3566Porosity, 780, 1585, 2880, 3180, 3494
definition, 1400density measurement, 1400–1402polysilsesquioxane aerogels, 3200polysilsesquioxane xerogels, 3198pore volume determination, 1402–1408surfactant and polymer templated materials,
3200–3201Porous anatase coatings, 115–116
Index 3775
Porous anti-soiling SiO2 films, 3259–3266Porous corrugated surfaces, 3257Porous fluoride coatings, 342Porous hybrids, 3653Porous materials, 1427–1428, 1431Porous nanocontainers, 2463Porous photocatalytic films, 3258Porous scaffolds, 3055Porous texture, 1426, 1441, 1445, 1446, 1449Porphyrines, 3011, 3027Portable measurement unit, 2890, 2903(P2O5)x-(SiO2)1-x, 1344Posner cluster, 3633POSS with poly(methyl methacrylate)
(PMMA), 3160Post-pyrolysis treatments, 1031–1034Potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP),
589, 591Potassium silicate solutions, 188Potentiodynamic curves, 2382, 2397, 2406Potentiodynamic polarization, 1786, 1795,
1801, 1828, 3522, 3533, 3538,3543, 3545
Potentiodynamic tests, 2379, 2402Potentiometry, 1750Potentiostatic deposition, 507Powders, 1841Powder synthesis, 1108Power compensated DSC, 1839Preceramic polymer, 1015Precipitate, 3559Precipitation, 1095
method, 488polymerization, 1018
Precursor(s), 2599, 3558, 3561, 3563, 3564concentration, 3127of HA, 3559list, 2098and solvents, 626–627
Preformed silicate films, 2678Pre-hydrolysis, 928Preparation process, borosilicate glasses,
623–631Preventive conservation, 2878Prism-coupling technique, 1570Prism-sliding method, 1579–1581Propagation modes, 1567Propagator matrix, 1235Property, 632–633Protection methods, 2372Protective coatings, 2436, 2447
ceramic and glass coatings, 2374–2375corrosion (see Corrosion)
deposition methods for, 2373inorganic and hybrid coatings, 2393–2423metal coatings, 2372–2373polymer coatings, 2374use of, 2392
Protective hybrid sol–gel coatings, 2405Protective layer, 3522Protein arrays, 3434, 3454Proteins, 3055, 3434Proton conductivity, 2650Proton exchange membrane fuel cells
(PEMFC), 2578–2584Proton transport number, 2659Pseudo-boehmite, 767, 1850, 2034Pt catalyst, 1016Pulling-up-sphere method, 1460–1461Pulsed laser deposition, 973–974Pulse FT NMR spectrometer, 1262Pulse-height spectra, 2281Pycnometry, 1403–1404Pyrene
environmental polarity, 2935–2938hybrid systems, 2940–2942molecular dispersion, and motion/
interaction, 2938–2940Pyrenyl-substituted trimethoxysilane (PyTMS),
2939Pyrex-type glass, 5Pyrolysis, 1015, 1020
of organic aerogels, 1951–1952PZT and PLZT ceramics, 173
QQ units, 3642Q-factor, 1638QuadFit, 1268Quadrupolar Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill
(QCPMG) pulse sequence, 1264Quality protocol, 2884, 2889Quantification limit, 3708Quantum chemical calculation (QCC), 3139Quantum dot, 2565, 3395, 3403–3424, 3683Quantum efficiency, 1619, 2102, 2108Quantum mechanical calculation (QMC), 3139Quantum Monte Carlo calculations, 3142Quantum yield, 1618Quarternary ammonium compounds (QACs),
3466, 3467Quarternary ammonium silanes (QatS), 3467Quartz-crystal microbalance, 3435Quenching concentration, 1614Quenching the melt, 3563QYs, 659
3776 Index
RRadiant flux, 493Radiative lifetimes, 1627Radiative striations, 314Radiotherapy, 454Ragone plot, 3366Raman scattering, 2351Raman spectra, 3145Raman spectroscopy, 183, 1353,
3512, 3538glass ceramics, 1173–1175instrumentation, 1158nanocrystals, 1175–1179selection rule, 1157uses, 1154xerogels, 1167–1170
Random lasers, 2083–2084Random network architectures, 3131Rapid thermal annealing (RTA), 713Rare earth(s), 2413
activated micro-and nanospheres, 1638clustering-induced luminescence
quenching, 1612–1619doped glasses, 1586doped oxide scintillators, 2277earth ions, 2302fluorides, 334ion-doped glasses, 2324oxyfluoride thin films, 345oxyfluorides (REOF), 334
Rare earth doped filmsapplications, 598–600europium complexes, 602organic encapsulation approach, 600terbium complexes, 604
Reactant species, 488Reactive modeling, 1878Reactive oxygen species (ROS), 3556, 3571,
3583Reactivity, 32, 44Real liquids, 1458Rechargeable batteries, 2597Reconstitution, 516Recyclability, 494REDOR, 1312Redox, 2666, 2671–2672, 2674, 2689
mediator, 3710I3�/I� electrolytes, 2771
processes, 2560Reduced graphene oxide (rGO),
2343, 2672Reduction, 576
approach, 2510–2512
Reflection, 2224characteristics, 2225low, 2224
Reflection measurement, 1633Reflective coating
dip-coating, 2215film composition determination, 2211high laser damage threshold mirrors, 2207HUD system, 2209lamp properties, 2207manufacturing, 2212–2213new coating method, 2215–2217new patterning process, 2217–2219optical design, 2210–2211preparation of coating solution,
2213–2215screen printing, 2215
Refractive index, 1568, 2082, 3126REGAL®, 2032Regeneration, 2889, 2901–2902Regenerative medicine, 3637Reinforced coating, 3525Reinforced polymer composites, 758–759Release kinetics, 2446Repeatability reproducibility, 3708Residual OH, 1614Residual stress
definition, 277sol–gel-derived oxide thin films, 299–307
Resilience, 1552Resin spacer, 2022Resorcinol-formaldehyde (RF), 3356–3362Resorption, 3559, 3563, 3583Response time, 2899–2900Reverse osmosis, 497Reversibility, 2901–2902, 3708Reversible addition-fragmentation chain
transfer (RAFT) copolymerization,3164
Reversible photochromism, 2074Reynolds number, 1460RGD, see Arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD)Rhodamines
dyes, 2102polarity of, 2112
Rhodamine, 6G (R6G), 2948–2949Rhodamine B (RB), 492, 2949–2952Ring-opening metathesis polymerization
(ROMP), 3163Rotating cylinder viscometer, 1463–1464Rotational echo double resonance (REDOR),
1312, 1323, 1326, 1328, 1344pulse sequence, 1312
Index 3777
Rotational-Echo Adiabatic Passage DoubleResonance (REAPDOR), 1267
Rotor assisted polarisation transfer (RAPT),1265
Rubbers, 3054Ruthenium(II)hexaammine probes, 2666Rutile, 1850, 3644
SSacrificial polymer, 3566Salt spray tests, 2415Sample thickness, 1224Sand test, 1542Sandstones, 2865Satellite transitions, 1309SAXS spectra, 3380SBA-15, 845, 3005Scaffolds, 3557, 3559, 3561, 3563, 3565, 3576,
3577, 3579, 3584, 3610–3615, 3621Scaling, 1159Scanning electrochemical microscopy (SECM),
547, 1766, 3734Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), 2137,
2151, 2514, 2517, 2518, 2520, 3731of anodic porous alumina, 2138of PLZT, 2147of resist molds, 2137of SiO2 opal, 21392D TiO2 photonic crystal, 2145
Scanning ion-selective electrode technique(SIET), 1750
application, 1761–1763corrosion and healing of coatings,
1767–1771measurements, 1759–1760sol–gel process, 1771–1777
Scanning Kelvin probe (SKP), 1766Scanning vibrating electrode technique
(SVET), 1742, 2390, 2419, 2420,2423, 2424, 2452
AA2024-T3 alloy, 1748aluminum alloy, 2024-T3, 1748corrosion and healing of coatings,
1767–1771instrumentation, 1743–1745limitations, 1747measurements, 1745–1747sol–gel process, 1771–1777
Scattering intensity function in absolute scale,1227
Scattering-detection technique, 1581–1584Scherer’s model, 1954
Sciatic nerve, 3675Scintillation
detectors, 2275spectra, 2287
Scintillators, 2274Scotch tape test, 1541Scratch, 3519Scratch test, 778, 1516Scratch testing, 1539Screen printed electrodes, 3727Screening, 3727Sealant spacer, 2023Second generation biosensors, 3710Second moment, 1312Second order quadrupolar effect, 1311Second-order optical nonlinearity, 1652–1656Seebeck effect, 1709Seeding layers, 686Seeding process, 2044Segregate, 3582Selected area electron diffraction (SAED), 2519Selective light absorption filter
picture quality, 2263structure and spectral transmittance, 2260techniques, 2261–2263manufacturing process, 2263
Selectivity, 3708Self-assembled monolayers (SAM's), 3647Self-assembled nanophase particle (SNAP),
1771Self-assembled surfactants, 3178, 3181, 3204Self-assembly, 2341, 3141Self-cleaning effect
evaluation method, 2738–2740of glass, photocatalyst film, 2738photocatalytic cleaning glass outdoor
exposure, 2740–2742research on, photocatalyst, 2730
Self-cleaning/sterilization coatings, 2696Self-combustion, 3278Self-erasing device, 2748Self-healing, 1739, 1772, 1808, 2449, 2455,
2460, 2462, 2478, 2479coatings, 2450, 2493corrosion protective properties, 2450mechanisms, 2437protection, 2409
Self-humidifying ability, 514Semiconductivity, 1029Sensing, 3030Sensitive phase, 2881Sensitive quadrupole nuclei
27Al, 1283–128711B, 1283
3778 Index
7Li, 128217O, 1287–129251V, 1287
Sensitivity, 3708Sensors, 2117, 2523–2525Separation efficiency, 1416Separation media, 3331Sequestration, 2552SERS, see Surface enhanced Raman scattering
(SERS)Shake-off satellites, 1384Shake-up satellites, 1384Shear strain, 1456Short-range order, 1304Shrinkage, 512, 629Shrinkage rate, 630Shrinkage volume, 3379α-Si3N4/β-SiC composite, 1031β-SiC, 1022Si-C bonds, 1844Si-C system, 1022–1026SiC/C, 102629Si chemical shifts, 3132Si-C-N system, 1030–1031, 1033Sieving mechanism, 2976Signal enhancement, 1588Si-H groups, 1016Silane, 3049, 3441, 3624
coatings, 2492composite films, 544
Silanization, 3441, 3443Silanized-glass, 3446Silanol(s), 2670, 3120, 3122, 3136, 3573, 3574Silanol groups (Si–OH), 2095, 3565,
3573, 3641Silcon-zirconium alkoxides, 2872Silica (SiO2), 842, 1049, 1053, 1057, 3075,
3078, 3084, 3085, 3099, 3102,3224–3226, 3241, 3350, 3395,3403–3425, 3432, 3434, 3563,3574, 3579
aerogel, 18–19, 1158–1165, 3318(see also Aerogels)
based hybrid, 3577based inorganic–organic hybrid materials,
1844CaO-P2O5, 1342chitosan, 3579coatings, 2393, 2398, 2399, 2401, 2403coating sols, 2167emulsions and foams, 880–882fibers, 3576films, 1531gel, 3563
gel network, 3565gelatin, 3566gelatin hybrid, 3560gelation, 3577gels, 1841GPTMS scaffolds, 3579HfO2 planar waveguides, 1636HfO2 systems, 1635ice templating, 882–883LaF3 glass–ceramics, 348microparticles, 454, 458–460nanoparticles, 3564PbO coatings, absorbance spectra of, 2169phase separation, 878–880refractive index, 223180SiO2–20TiO2–AlO3/2 system, 1615SnO2 glass-ceramic waveguides, 1637SnO2 systems, 1635, 2303SWNT-CA composite, 3351thin films, 3509–3525TIO2, 3574, 3576
Silica coat, 3396–3403Silica colloid method, 238–239Silica gels, 1844
antibodies trapped in, 2921enzyme immobilization, 2917films, 320lipases, 2920monolithic porous silica (see Monolithic
porous silica, HPLC separationmedium)
Silica nanocontainers, 2462Silica nanoparticles, 2407, 3510, 3519,
3543, 3545Silica precursor, 3577Silica sols, 2870, 2871
Silica spacercharacterization, 2023compression characteristics, 2026dispersion in sealent, 2024particle size distribution, 2023–2024physical properties, 2024–2025SEM photograph, 2022synthesis, 2026–2028
Silica spheres, 1639Silica supported Ru–Cu catalysts, 811Silica–alumina catalysts, 828Silica-based materials, 2302Silica-polyimide hybrids, 1559Silicate, 1269–1272, 2536, 3434, 3435
composite electrode (see Composites)glass scintillators, 2279
Silica–tin dioxide system, 2302Silica-zirconia hybrid coatings, 2405
Index 3779
Silicon alkoxide, 258Silicon carbide (SiC), 1015, 2032Silicon oxycarbide (SiOC), 1015
aerogels, 1027Silicon tetrachloride, 2860Silicon-29, 1268–1269Silicone alkoxide, 3395Silicones, 3322Silicon-oxycarbide, 3199Silmulated body fluid (SBF), 3560Siloxane, 3435, 3558
bonds, 3120, 3121materials, 2096polymers, 260skeleton, 3632
Siloxane ≡ Si–O–Si ≡3564
Silsesquioxane, 2670, 3178, 3184, 3188, 3192,3203, 3322
self-organization, 3123Silsesquioxanes architecture
acid-catalyzed synthesis, 3123–3126base-catalysed synthesis, 3126–3128calculation methods, 3142–3145condensation of building blocks,
3129–3130hydrolytic condensation, in-situ water
production, 3128–3129infrared spectroscopy, 3131–3132long range ordering, 3139–3142mass spectrometry and chromatography,
3135–3139nuclear magnetic resonance, 3132–3135viscosity and structural properties, 3138
Silver particles, 2074Si/M molar ratio, 186Simulated body fluid (SBF), 465, 2057, 3492,
3496, 3511, 3536, 3569, 3574, 3581,3583, 3638
in vitro tests, 3570Simulation strategies, 1879Simultaneous thermal analysis (STA), 1835SINDO, 3142Single edge notched beam (SENB) technique,
1489, 3384Single quantum dot, 3403–3406Single-layer graphene, 2342Single-mode operation of waveguide, 1623Single-source precursors, 33, 42, 53Single-stranded DNA, 3439Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT)
polymer/SWNT composite, 3348SWNT-CA, 3342, 3344, 3346, 3347, 3349
SWNT-CX, 3345, 334729Si NMR spectrum, 184, 638, 1888Sintering, 1501–1502
colloidal gels, 245effect, 2974nanoparticles, 2711and preparation process, 631–632SiOC system, 1027–1030
Si-O-metal heterolinkages, 2310Si-O-Si asymmetric stretching, 3131Si–ÖH silanol, 3573Site selection spectroscopy, 1628–1631Size exclusion, 2670Size exclusion chromatography (SEC),
3135, 3138Skeleton density, 1023Skin-heating process, 594Slip-casting method, 1986Slope efficiency, 2109Sm2+-doped glasses, 2324
optical spectra, 2325Small angle X ray scattering (SAXS), 1952,
1960, 1961, 1963, 2517, 2519, 3184Fe-doped organic–inorganic hybrid
nanomaterials, 1205fractal structures, 1206–1212nanophase separation, 1212–1216nanoscopic two-pase systems, 1192–1194PbTe nanocrystals embedded in silicate
glass, 1199–1200photon–electron interaction, 1186spatially uncorrelated nanoparticles,
1194–1197ZnO nanoparticles, 1200
Smart, 1739Smart self-healing anticorrosion coatings, 2421Smart windows, 2071Smearing effects, 1226SMP-10, 1025119Sn, 1281SnO2, 3350SnO2 nanocrystals, 2303, 2307, 2346SnO2 rutile crystal phase, 230730SnO2–70SiO2 glass–ceramic thin films, 2306SnO2-SiO2 waveguides, 2311SnO2/SWNT-CA, 3351, 3354Sn–OH groups, 2313Sn–O–Sn bonds, 2313Sodium, 623Sodium borophosphate, 1344Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS), 2937, 2956Sodium silicate, 3397, 3407, 3414–3416, 3435
solution, 182
3780 Index
Sodium tungstate, 492Soft lithography, 2187, 2189, 3453–3455Sol, 473, 1666, 3558, 3559Solar absorbers, 2080Solar cell, 797, 1515
panchromatic sensitizers, 2563–2565Solar light, collection efficiency, 2115Sol–gel, 3563
abrasive grains, 2045–2046history of, 2032–2033alumina precursor, 2034approach, 2032biocomposite films, 559bioencapsulation
alkoxide route, 2910–2915aqueous route, 2915–2916
bioglass, 3566, 3576bridged silsesquioxanes, 2979–2981chemistry, 3204coatings, 1716, 2488, 2711–2712,
3528–3529, 3536, 3547adhesion, 1539–1541
coatingsdeposition, 3443DNA retention and characteristics,
3446–3452evaluation of, 3444–3446fracture toughness, 1537–1539hardness, 1534silanization, 3443spin coating, 3443stress, 1528–1534
sensor applications, 2119Sol–gel derived Ag-doped material (Ag-BG),
3496Sol–gel derived bioactive glass-ceramic, 3495Sol–gel derived silver doped bioactive dental
glass-ceramic (Ag-BGCOMP), 3499Sol–gel electrochemical applications, 2672Sol–gel electrochemical deposition,
see Electrochemical depositionSol–gel electrochemistry, 2664, 2667Sol–gel electrochromic coatings
cerium oxide, 2760–2764molybdenum oxide coatings, 2757nickel oxide and hydroxide coatings,
2758–2760niobium oxide, 2754–2757titanium dioxide, 2766–2767tungsten oxide, 2750–2754vanadium oxide coatings, 2764
Sol/gel encapsulated enzymes, 3454Sol–gel films, 1382, 1389, 1773
Sol–gel glasses (SGGs), 1655–1656, 1660,1662, 3563, 3564, 3599, 3601–3607
Sol–gel materials, 1428–1431, 1442, 1698characterization, 1699
Sol–gel matrix, 2445Sol–gel method, 1550, 1553, 1666, 1677, 2094,
2599, 2604, 3527advantages of, 1666aims, 4biochemical and biomedical materials,
15–18borosilicate glass (see Borosilicate glass)ferroelectic materials, 12–15inorganic–organic hybrid materials, 6ITO films, 7photocatalyst, 8porous materials, 18–21thin film (see Thin film)
Sol–gel mixtures, 553Sol–gel oxide, 3575
coatings, 3574Sol–gel polymerization
1,2-bistriethoxysilylethane, 3184,3185, 3193
condensation conditions, 3186definition, 3180hydrolysis, 3181of monomers, 3181, 3203phase-segregated templates, 3182without templating, 3190–3191
Sol–gel preparationbulk silica glasses, 234–246glass–ceramics, 251–253mesoporous TiO2 films, 2559multi-component glasses, 247–251
Sol–gel process, 134, 484, 1186, 1448, 1548,1549, 1554, 1556, 1560, 1692, 2322,2438, 3558
advantages, 2704alkaline earth and rare-earth fluoride thin
films, 344alumina supported metal or metal oxide
catalysts, 816–822bimetallic catalysts, 822–825of fluoride glass, 335–337molecular probes
betaine dye and Nile Red, 2942–2943PRODAN, 2944pyrene, 2935–2942PYRANIN, 2943spin probes, 2944–2945
photonic crystals (see Photonic crystals)protective coatings (see Protective coatings)
Index 3781
Sol–gel process (cont.)photocatalyst preparation, 2703–2719mixed oxide catalyst, 825–829oxide/fluoride nanocomposite thin films,
350PSHB (see Persistent spectral hole burning)rare-earth ion-doped glasses, 2324rare-earth oxyfluoride thin films, 345–346silica supported metal or metal oxide
catalysts, 810–816sulfides (see Sulfide materials)trifluoroacetate-based, 337UV irradiation (see UV irradiation)
Sol–gel processed membranes, 1974biomedical applications, 2006biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry,
2007characterization, 1989–1992direct methanol fuel cells, 2005gas and vapor separation, 1996–1998liquid mass separation, 1992–1996membrane reactors, 1998–2004solid oxide fuel cell, 2004top-layer synthesis, 1985–1989
Sol–gel protective coatings, see Protectivecoatings
sol–gel SiO2-gelatin hybrid, 3562Sol–gel syntheses, 1104, 3509Sol–gel systems, 1553, 1559Sol–gel technology, 1906, 2392
with biochemical and biomedical functions,1925–1928
with chemical function, 1921–1925with electronic function, 1914–1917energy and environmental problems, 1913with mechanical function, 1919–1921microstructure types, 1909microstructures, 1907optical absorption and reflection, 1912with optical and photonic functions,
1909–1914processing steps, 1908shapes, 1909significance and advantages, 1907–1909transmission of light, 1912with thermal functions, 1917
Sol–gel thin filmsantireflective films, 588–598photocatalystic films, 607–615rare earth doped films (see Rare earth doped
films)Sol–gel transition, 3558Sol–gel/enzyme composite films, 560
Sol-get technologyoptical switching and wavelength selection,
1913Solid electrolytes (SEs), 2632
garnet type Li-ion conductors, 2634–2639NASICON-type Li-ion conductors, 2634organic–inorganic hybrids, 2643perovskite-type Li-ion conductors, 2634preparation process, 2633–2634sulfide Li-ion conductors, 2639–2643
Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), 1101, 2004,2586–2589
Solid solution, 646Solid state dye-sensitized solar cells, 2569Solid state reaction, 2639Solid state Si-29, 3184Solid-phase microextraction (SPME), 560Solid-state NMR, 3197Solubility, 32, 34, 38, 41, 42, 2302, 3137
parameter, 1020product, 3639
Solution diffusion mechanism, 1419Solution-based sol–gel synthesis method, 702Solution–gel process, 156Solvent, 2229
evaporation method, 20exchange method, 19
Solvolysis, 3131, 3133, 3137, 3138Solvothermal treatment, 860Solzymes, 3454Sonication, 2537Sonocatalytic method, 2755Sonogels, 2537, 3714Sono-Ormosils, 1555–1557Sorbent, 2360Sorbitan monooleate, 456Sorbitan stearate, 456Sorption, 2360Spatially resolved fluorescence–depolarisation,
925Specific absorption rate, 470Specific recognition, 2670–2671Specific surface area (SSA), 780, 1022, 3379,
3560, 3564, 3572, 3576, 3582Spectra, 2099Spectral analysis and simulation, 1268Spectroscopic and optical techniques, 1609Spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE), 1585, 2516Spectroscopic properties of Er3+ ions, 2308Spherical micelles, 919Spheroidal vibrations, 1176Spin and dip coating
aging time, 928
3782 Index
alumina and titania, 942evaporation rate, 922–928film thickness, 936functionalization and patterning, films,
936–943silica and surfactant ratio, 930–933sol concentrations, 928surfactant template structure, 933–936
Spin-coating, 291, 314, 712, 1096, 3181, 3197,3227, 3232, 3242, 3443
Spin-coating filmsgel films striations, 321–322in situ observation, 322–324sol dispensed, sol viscosity, and spinning
rate effect, 317–321striations quantitative evaluation, 314
Spinel, 2603–2605Spinel ferrites, 711Spin–lattice relaxation time, 2654Spinnability
and fiber formation, 1477and rheological behavior, 1477–1483
Spinodal decomposition, 840–841, 3331Spin-on silica gel films, 317Spin-on titania film, optical micrographs of, 321Spin-spin coupling, 1317–1318Spirooxazine, 2071, 2073Spiropyran, 2071Sponge bone, 3644Sprague Electric, 1069
acquisition, 1069logos, 1070
Sprague, R.C., 1069Spray pyrolysis (pyrosol) method, 2705Spray-coating, 773, 2696Spray-drying, 3227, 3242Sputtering processing, 2706Stability, 3708Stainless steels (SS), 3507, 3526, 3529,
3537, 3547bioactivation, 3526–3546corrosion, 3508permanent implants, 3507silica based thin films, 3509–3525types of, 3507wear, 3508–3509
Standard null ellipsometer, 1597, 1598Star gels, 3583Stark levels, local symmetries, 1626Static characterization, 1989Static–volumetric technique, 1414Stationary behaviour, 1823Stöber process, 507, 3564
Steady state techniques, 2378, 2379Steel, 776, 2872, 3574Steric effects, 3121Stiff gel, 636Stiffness, 2665, 3514Stoichiometry, 1097Stokes scattering, 1156Stone cleaning, 2870Stone conservation, 2861, 2862, 2870Stone consolidant, 2861Stone consolidation, 2863, 2866, 2867, 2871Stoney's equation, 278Strength, 2665Stress, 1528
corrosion, 1499–1501values, 1560
Stress–strain behavior, 3644Stress–strain curves, 1559Stress–strain relationships, 1559Striations
formation mechanism of, 325–327in gel films, 321in situ observation of, 323quantitative evaluation, 314
solvent volatility effect, 327–329Strong solid Lewis acids, 391Strontium, 3529, 3535–3539Strontium ferrite nanoribbons, 707–709Structural characterization, silsesquioxanes
calculation methods, 3142–3145infrared spectroscopy, 3131–3132mass spectrometry and chromatography,
3135–3139NMR, 3132–3135
Structure, 37, 41, 44, 45, 47freezing, 841
Subtraction of parasitic scattering,1225–1226
Sulfide materialsAs–S, 407–409features of, 406Ge–S powders and thin films, 409–419inorganic precursors, 406–407organometallic precursors, 406oxide gels, vulcanization of, 407TiS2, 421–422ZnS films, 419–421
Sulfide quantum dots, 648–651Sulfide solid electrolytes, 2639Super critical drying, 1022Supercapacitors, 758, 1967Superconducting thin films, 1107Superconductors, 1104
Index 3783
Supercritical drying (SCD) process, 240, 998,1016, 1488, 1490, 3319, 3558, 3561
alcohol, 993atmospheric pressure, 989autoclave, pressurization of, 995boiling temperature, 989critical parameters, 992disadvantage of CO2, 993inorganic solvents, 992organic solvents, 992principle of, 989solvent exchange, 998–999stresses, 999–1001
Supercritical fluid, 991Superelastic behavior, 3344Super-hydrophilic effect, 2731Superhydrophilic surfaces, 3257Superhydrophilicity, 2700Superhydrophobicity, 3058, 3329Superhydrophobic–superhydrophilic
micropatterns, 2197Superoleophobicity, 3330Superoxide radical, 500Superparamagnetism, 710Supramolecular organization, 3123Supramolecular templating, 845Supramolecularly templated mesopores, 836Surface area, 1413, 3494, 3527Surface diffusion, 1996Surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS),
2509, 2523, 2524Surface modification, 3507Surface plasmon, 2118Surface plasmon resonance (SPR), 3395, 3435Surface reactivity, 201Surface roughness, 3508
parameters, 316Surface species, 1415Surface tension, 768Surface-modified silica, 3201Surfactant, 456, 3565Surfactant template structure, 933Surfactant templated materials, 3187Surfactant templating, 3180, 3181, 3200,
3201, 3203advantages for, 3201of bridged polysilsesquioxanes, 3191,
3194, 3195of copolymers, 3191of pendant silsesquioxanes, 3189of silica, 3183
SVET, see Scanning vibrating electrodetechnique (SVET)
Swell, 3567Switching, 2068SWNT-based carbon aerogels (SWNT-CA),
3342, 3344, 3346, 3347, 3349SWNT-based carbon xerogels (SWNT-CX),
3345, 3347Synchrotron radiation, 2290Syneresis, 999Synergistic effect, 2444Synergistic inhibiting effect, 2460Synthetic efforts, 2567Synthetic hydroxyapatite, 3559
T2024-T3 aluminum alloy, 1771, 177347,49Ti, 1293–1294T units, 3120Taber test, 1542Tafel plots, 785Tafel slope, 2383, 2404Tailored porosity, 3178Tantalum oxide (Ta2O5), 475TEM, 642, 644, 647Temperature dependent effects, 1708–1710
dynamical effects, 1156Templating, 2668
agents, 1841Tensile stress evolution, 278TEOS, see TetraethoxysilaneTEOS-derived spin-on silica gel films, 325, 326Terbium complexes, 604–607Tetraalkoxysilanes, 3181, 3185, 3188, 3203Tetraalkylammonium hydroxide, 165Tetrabuthylammonium hydroxide (TBAOH),
167Tetradecyltrimethylammonium bromide
(TTAB), 881Tetraethoxysilan (TEOS), 810, 843, 1271,
1844, 2165, 2225, 2735, 2846, 2860,2936, 2940, 2941, 2947, 2950, 2952,2955, 3435, 3443, 3448, 3449, 3451,3510–3525, 3570, 3574, 3577, 3624
Tetraethyl orthosilicate, 459, 1847, 2306, 2759,3398, 3563
Tetra-isopropyl orthotitanate, 1772Tetramers, 1845Tetramethoxysilane (TMOS), 463, 843, 1489,
1771, 2666, 3435, 3627, 3662Tetramethyl-tetravinyl-ciclo-tetrasiloxane
(TMTV), 1017Tetra-n-propyl zirconate (TPOZ), 1748, 1772Tetrasiloxane rings, 3131
3784 Index
Tetravinylsilane (TVS), 1017, 1022, 1025Texture, 1426–1427, 1431, 1435, 1443TG-DTA analysis, 633–635Theory of linear elastic fracture mechanics,
3377Theranostic, 2356Therapy, 3029Thermal conductivity, 3325Thermal decomposition, 484, 679Thermal expansion, 1918Thermal induced polymerization, 1365Thermal insulation, 1918, 3318Thermal protection systems (TPS), 2208Thermal stability, 3199Thermal treatment, 1987, 2095Thermally stabilized alumina, 818Thermobalance, 1837Thermochromic properties, 2073Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), 702, 1837Thermogravimetry, 1837Thermo-optic effect, 1576Thermoporometry, 995Thin film, 1528, 1609, 1666, 1676, 1677, 2066,
2067, 3201, 3443C–V characteristics, 1678deposition, 2618PZT, 1677, 1678scintillators, 2278waveguides, 1567–1569
Thiol(s), 3004, 3018Thiol groups, 2407Thiol-ene reaction, 3004–3008, 3025
vs. CuAAC, 3020–3022Third generation biosensors, 3710Third-order nonlinear properties, 643Third-order optical nonlinearity, 1652,
1656–1662Thiurea-compounds, 24173D-pores, 2658Threshold energy, 2109Thrombosis, 3627Ti ethoxide (Ti(OC2H5)4), 3581Ti tetra isopropoxide, 3574Tin(II) chloride dihydrate
(SnCl2·2H2O), 2306TiO2, see Titanium dioxide (TiO2)Ti(O-C2H5)4,
1850Ti-OH, 3644Tissue engineering, 3621Titanate nanosheets, 3051Titanate nanotubes (TNTs)
adhesive superhydrophobic surfaces,756–757
anodizing method, 748–749biomedical applications, 759chemical synthesis of, 739fuel cells, 757–758growth mechanism of, 745–746ion exchanger, 752–754lithium–ion batteries, 754–755oxides and hydroxides, 749–751photocatalyst, 755–756polymer composites, 758–759preparation, dimensions, and crystalline
phases, 740supercapacitors, 758template method, 747–748
Titania, 849–851, 2917, 3229–3231aerogels, 1004graphene nanocomposites, 2352replica, 2345
Titanium, 3531Titanium dioxide (TiO2), 160, 1517, 1519,
1523, 2614–2616, 3071, 3087, 3089,3092, 3099, 3350, 3574, 3581
Al2O3 mixed oxide catalyst, 825, 829ceramic photonic crystals, 2144–2145coatings, 496, 2766–2767composites, 2714films, 1531gel, 3575gel fibers, 261HA, 3576HA aerogel, 3576inorganic salts, aqueous solutions of, 160lactato, citrato and oxalato complexes,
163–164mesoporous photocatalytic, 2710metal-doped, 2717microparticles, 465–466nanoparticles, 2696nanostructured materials, 2706–2710particle size, 2699PCL sol–gel class I hybrids, 3581peptizing titania sols, 164–165photocatalysis, 2697, 2710photocatalytic properties, 2703SiO2 glasses, 248–249surfactants/organic polymer addition, 161SWNT-CA, 3351, 3354titanium peroxide complexes, 161–163
Titanium disulfide, 421–422Titanium isopropoxide, 114–118,
2871, 3644Titanium oxide, 2730Titanium phosphate., 860
Index 3785
Titanium tetraisopropoxide (TTIP\: Ti(OCH(CH3)2)4), 465
TNTs, see Titanate nanotubes (TNTs)Tolytriazole, 2416Toothpaste, 3563, 3564Top-coat, 2414Top-down strategies, 3089Toremifene citrate, 2922Torsional vibrations, 1176Toughness, 1493–1497, 2665Transalcoholysis, 3128, 3133Transducer, 3708TRAnsfer of Populations by Double Resonance
(TRAPDOR), 1267Transient structure, 841Transition process, 626, 631–638Transmission electron microscopy (TEM),
2511, 2514, 2517, 2519, 3736of microcavity reflector, 2143of PLZT, 2148of TiO2/SiO2 omnidirectional reflector,
2142Transmission losses, 1577–1584Transmission spectra, photonic crystal, 1631Transmittance, 522Transmittance spectra, 2775Transparency, 520Transparent conducting oxide (TCO), 1098
coatings, 1698films, 2305
Transparent conductive electrode (TCE)coatings, 2749
Transparent conductive oxide, 1516Transparent cubic and truly lamellar films, 931Transparent glass-ceramics, 1610Transparent silcon oxycarbide, 1030Transparent sols, 377, 389, 395, 397Transport efficiency, 2117Transverse coupling, 1570Transverse pumping, 2109Trapping efficiency, 2116Trialkoxysilanes, 3184, 3204Tribological behavior, 1514Tricalcium phosphate (TCP), 3557, 3641β-Tricalcium phosphate, 857, 3630Tricyclic ladder products, 3140Triethoxymethylsilan, 1844Triethoxyvinylsilan, 1844Trifluoroacetate-based sol–gel processing, 338Trimethoxymethylsilan, 18443-(Trimethoxysilyl)propylmethacrylate
(TMSPMA), 2097Trimethylchlorosilane, 2872
Trimmers, 1845Triple-quantum NMR, 1310TRIS, 3640Ttitanium n-propoxide, 850Tubular nanomaterials, 739Tubular ZnO, 750Tuffs, 2870Tunable lasers and LSCs, hosts for, 2098Tungsten alloys, 1705Tungsten oxide coatings, 2750–2754Two-dimensional multiple quantum MAS,
1266Two-electron density system, 1192Two-phase composite materials, 2665Two-photon polymerization (2PP), 3081, 3097
UUltem®, membrane, 1998Ultra-barrier films for technical applications,
see Barrier films for technicalapplications
Ultrasonic pulverization, 773aerosol (see Aerosols)
Up-conversion dynamics, 1619–1625Up-conversion emission (UPE), 446, 448Up-converters, 1619Ureasilicate matrix, 3050Urethane, 2097UV irradiation
classification for sol–gel routes, 570–572crystallization, 575–576densification, 574–575fundamental effects, 572–573hydroxylation, 578patterning process for sol–gel films, 578photolysis, 580reduction, 576–577subsequent heating process, 579–581
UV lithography, 3067, 3069, 3077, 3100, 3107UV radiation absorption, 3143UV-curing, 2406UV-protection sol–gel coatings, 2078–2079UV–vis absorption spectrum, 3354UV-visible spectroscopy, 2515, 2516
V51V, 1287Vacuum extraction, 724Valence control, 641Valence-to-core (VTC) transitions, 1252Van Deemter plot, 1941
3786 Index
van der Pauw technique, 1704–1708van der Waals forces, 1980Vanadates, 2444, 2461, 2611–2613Vanadium oxides, 2611–2613
nanotubes, 750Vanadium pentoxide (V2O5), 2612Vapor deposition, 3715Vapor phase deposition, 972Variable offset cumulative spectroscopy
(VOCS), 1263Vesicles, 3678Vibrational frequencies, 1886Vickers hardness, 244
sono-Ormosils, 1556Vinyltriethoxysilane, 1355Vinyltrimethoxysilane, 847Visco-elastic effects, 3519Viscometer
capillary, 1461–1462cone and plate, 1464–1466falling sphere, 1459–1460pulling-up-sphere method, 1460–1461rotating cylinder, 1463–1464
Viscosity, 768, 769, 3137and molecular weight, 1469–1472change during sol-to-gel transition,
1466–1469measurement (see Viscometer)vs. shear rate, 1472–1476
Viscous flow, 1417, 1456Visible light, 494
illumination, 547Void fraction, 2666Volatilization, 674, 677, 681Volcanic tuff, 2867Volta potential, 2389Volumetric polymerization shrinkage,
3499, 3500VTEOS, 2095
WWacker H, 2862Wacker OH, 2862Washburn equation, 1405Waste treatment, 3025Water bodies, 496Water content, 183Water glass, 2814Water-in-oil (W/O) emulsion, 454, 875Water repellency, 1923Water-repellent coating
abrasion resistance of, 2249, 2251
design, 2245–2249manufacturing process, 2249weatherability of, 2249, 2250
Water-soluble triblock copolymer surfactants,919
Water uptake, organic coating, 2387Water vapor
barriers, 3312transmission rate, 1421
Waveguides, 2081, 2179, 2189, 2192, 2193,2199, 3069, 3078, 3102
Weak bonds, 3576Wear, 792, 3508–3509
measurements, 1519–1520rate, 1523, 1524
Weathering, 2536stability, 2805
Weibul modulus, 3495Weibull analysis, 3385–3387Weibull statistics, 1497–1499Weight loss, 632Wet chemical synthesis routes, 1097Wet gel, 2039Wettability, 3058
value, 195Whiskers, 3216–3219, 3221White light-emitting diodes, 1099Williamson–Hall plot, 488Windowpanes, glass and photocatalyst
contaminants, 2733Windshield combiner, 2218Wire beam electrode (WBE), 1767WO3 thin film preparation, 142–145Wolframite structure, 492Wollastonite, 2536, 2541–2543, 2550, 2551,
3528, 3531–3535Wollastonite powder (WP), 2541Wood, 2798
anti-swelling efficiency, 2808burning time, 2826heat release rate, 2828–2831ignition time, 2826residues, 2831–2832cone calorimetry, 2826flammability, 2823limiting oxygen index, 2823–2824mechanical properties, 2804–2805preservatives, 2811–2820structure, 2803–2804thermal analysis, 2821–2823UV stability, 2809–2810water absorption and swelling, 2806–2809water repellency, 2805–2806
Index 3787
Wood impregnation, 2801–2802bulking, 2802fire retardancy, 2820–2833hydrophobation, 2819leaching, 2813silica, 2814–2816titania, 2816–2819volumetric swelling, 2802weight percent gain, 2801
World Health Organization, 496
XXerogels, 1167–1170, 1429, 1430, 1436, 1437,
1439, 1441, 1448, 2936, 2938, 2940,2941, 2944, 2947, 2952, 3318, 3558
CNT xerogels, 3345–3347graphene xerogels, 3366–3370mechanical properties, 3199porosity, 3198–3199thermal properties, 3199–3200
X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES),1236, 1238, 1241, 1243, 1250
X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS),3359, 3360
catalysts and sensors, 1247–1249data analysis procedures, 1239–1241data collection, 1237–1239electrodes for batteries, 1249–1251nanoparticles, 1244–1246optics, 1241–1244XAS theory, 1232–1237
X-ray crystallography, 3140X-ray diffraction (XRD), 282, 490, 491, 636,
1243, 2146, 2147, 3139, 3141analysis, 636patterns, 410, 3560
X-ray emission, 1377X-ray excited optical luminescence (XEOL)
technique, 1239, 1244X-ray imaging, 3394, 3395, 3412X-ray irradiated glass, 2336X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), 418,
2514, 2517, 2520, 3446, 3512,3541, 3544
analysis, 636–638, 642Auger parameters, 1385catalysts, 1387–1388coordination number, 1390inelastic processes, 1379neighbors, 1391nomenclature, 1378oxidation states, 1388–1390
peak fitting, 1383principles, 1376–1377profiling, 1391quantitative analysis, 1381–1383sample charging, 1386spectrometer; 1377–1378surface reactions, 1392–1394surface specificity and sample preparation,
1379–1381X-ray photon energy, 1377X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), 2517, 2519,
3358, 3364analysis, 2313patterns, 643, 646
X-ray reflectivity, 953X-ray reflectometry (XRR), 2520X-ray scattering, 1188
Y89Y, 1281YAG/Al2O3 composite fibers, 266YBCO, 1104Yoldas process, 767Young's modulus, 244, 3382, 3495, 3513, 3519Yttrium aluminosilicate (YAS) glass
microparticles, 455Yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG), 474, 855,
1241, 2053Yttrium-erbium-titanium oxide (YETO) films,
446, 447Yttrium garnet (Y3Fe5O12), 470Yttrium hydroxide (Y(OH)3), 473Yttrium oxide (Y2O3) microparticles, 473–475Yttrium phosphate (YPO4) microparticles, 475
ZZeeman interaction, 1260, 1306Zeolites, 1741, 2458, 2459Zeta potential, 507, 509Zinc oxide, 3232
nanorods, 489Zinc sulfide, 419–421Zirconia (ZrO2), 849–851, 2042, 2096, 3071,
3073, 3107, 3528, 3574Al2O3–SiO2–TiO2 glass–ceramics, 252aerogels, 1004CeO2, 2397coatings, 2397, 2398microparticles, 463–465PCL, 3582PEG, 3582
3788 Index
sol–gel films, 1788TiO2 mixed oxide catalyst, 829
Zirconia—silica—polyurethane (ZSUR), 2097Zirconium alkoxides, 2872Zirconium oxyacetate (ZrO(CH3COO)2), 463α-zirconium phosphate, 858Zirconium tetraisopropoxide (Zr(OC3H8)4), 463
Zirconium-catalyzed hybrids, 1558Zirconyl chloride (ZrOCl2), 463ZnO/MgF2 nanocomposite thin films,
351, 352ZnWO4 nanoparticles, 492Zr–PTMO hybrids, 1559Z-scan measurements, 643
Index 3789