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Dip-coated TiO2 sol-gel films have been used as a representative syste
m to investigate the effects of and interactions between, the principa
l parameters for the sol-gel process. The studies have been carried ou
t on various aspects of the optical, structural and electrical nature
of the films, using the statistical analysis technique, factorial expe
rimental design (FED), where appropriate. The work has identified the
existence of highly significant interactions between process parameter
s such as withdrawal rate, sol concentration and the number of coating
layers. Appropriate models are proposed in order to explain the obser
ved effects. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science S.A. All rights reserved.