The sol-gel synthesis process begins with the preparation of a sol, where metal or metalloid precursors are dissolved in a solvent. These precursors undergo hydrolysis and polymerization reactions, ...

For coatings, the alcoxide initial solution of the sol-gel process can be applied on surfaces of any geometry. After the wetting, the build-up of the porous network takes place through gel formation, ...

Bethlehem University Journal Vol. 22, 2003 Substitution Effect of Sr for Ba of YbBC... Biaxially textured Nickel tapes with (100) cubic texture were oxidized to form NiO as alternative buffer layers ...

Due to the manufacturing process, only a very small fraction ... and antibacterial surface by using the sol-gel method to form a silica coating layer on various surfaces, followed by coating ...