GEO2-BASED SOL-GEL FILMS

Authors
BRUSATIN G GUGLIELMI M MARTUCCI A
Citation
G. Brusatin et al., GEO2-BASED SOL-GEL FILMS, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 80(12), 1997, pp. 3139-3144
Citations number
21
Journal title
Journal of the American Ceramic Society → ACNP
ISSN journal
00027820
Volume
80
Issue
12
Year of publication
1997
Pages
3139 - 3144
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-7820(1997)80:12<3139:>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
This paper describes the preparation of new oxide host materials for E r3+ based on GeO2 by the sol-gel method. The characterization of these new materials is reported, with particular regard to the crystallizat ion behavior: the tendency of GeO2 gels to crystallize during thermal treatment, in fact, is a critical problem. The investigated systems, p owders and films, are GeO2SiO2, with different compositions, and 80GeO (2) . 20M(x)O(y), with M = Nb, Sn, Ti, Te.