TY - JOUR
T1 - The role and interactions of process parameters on the nature of alkoxide derived sol–gel films
AU - Tracey, Sandra
AU - Hodgson, Simon
AU - Ray, Asim
AU - Ghassemlooy, Zabih
PY - 1998/5/1
Y1 - 1998/5/1
N2 - Dip-coated TiO2 sol–gel films have been used as a representative system to investigate the effects of and interactions between, the principal parameters for the sol–gel process. The studies have been carried out on various aspects of the optical, structural and electrical nature of the films, using the statistical analysis technique, factorial experimental design (FED), where appropriate. The work has identified the existence of highly significant interactions between process parameters such as withdrawal rate, sol concentration and the number of coating layers. Appropriate models are proposed in order to explain the observed effects.
AB - Dip-coated TiO2 sol–gel films have been used as a representative system to investigate the effects of and interactions between, the principal parameters for the sol–gel process. The studies have been carried out on various aspects of the optical, structural and electrical nature of the films, using the statistical analysis technique, factorial experimental design (FED), where appropriate. The work has identified the existence of highly significant interactions between process parameters such as withdrawal rate, sol concentration and the number of coating layers. Appropriate models are proposed in order to explain the observed effects.
KW - Alkoxide sol–gel films
KW - factorial experiment design
KW - process parameters
U2 - 10.1016/S0924-0136(97)00399-3
DO - 10.1016/S0924-0136(97)00399-3
M3 - Article
SN - 0924-0136
VL - 77
SP - 86
EP - 94
JO - Journal of Materials Processing Technology
JF - Journal of Materials Processing Technology
IS - 1-3
ER -