Thin film formation in aqueous Ag-triethanolamine (TEA) solutions has been
studied. It was found that this bath can be used to deposit bath Ag and AgO
thin films on glass or polyester substrates. Uniform, specularly reflectiv
e films with thickness up to 1.2 mum were obtained from a single bath at 50
degreesC. X-ray and some basic optical investigations were carried out for
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