Abstract
The effects of drying, aging and curing on an organic - inorganic coating deposited on float
glass substrates were analyzed. Methyltrimethoxysilane was used to immobilize parts of
the network connections and silica particles were used as seeds for the nucleation of the
gel structure. The coating was produced under acidic conditions to enhance the hydrolysis
reaction. The coatings were deposited using a spin-coating technique. The dependence of
the elastic modulus, hardness, fracture toughness and residual stress obtained by
indentation on the preparation conditions is reported. In addition results obtained by X-ray
diffraction (XRD), Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM), X-ray Photon Spectroscopy (XPS) and
Infrared-Spectroscopy are analyzed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 4809-4814 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Science |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 19 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2000 |