Effect of sol-age on the surface and optical properties of sol-gel derived mesoporous zirconia thin films

Mesoporous ZrO2 thin films have been deposited by a modified sol-gel dip coating technique using HCl as catalyst. Effects of sol-age on the surface and on the optical properties are studied. Transmission electron micrographs of the films reveal the pore dimensions in mesoporous regime. A strong corr...

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Main Authors: Manish Kumar, G. B. Reddy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIP Publishing LLC 2011-06-01
Series:AIP Advances
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.3590744