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Tailoring Sol-Gel Transition Processes for the Design of Novel Shape Metal Oxide Materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2011

Martin Jarvekulg
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of Tartu, Institute of Physics, Tartu, Estonia
Raul Välbe
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of Tartu, Institute of Physics, Tartu, Estonia
Kathriin Utt
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of Tartu, Institute of Physics, Tartu, Estonia
Martin Timusk
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of Tartu, Institute of Physics, Tartu, Estonia
Tanel Tätte
Affiliation:
[email protected], University of Tartu, Institute of Physics, Tartu, Estonia
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Abstract

In present paper we describe some unconventional adaptions of sol-gel method. Controlled sol-gel transformation processes of metal alkoxide based systems can lead to various novel shapes of metal alkoxide materials. Formation of different structures like tubular microstructures by gel sheet rolling, nano- and microfibres by direct drawing, as well as microtubes of metal oxides and gel dispersed liquid crystal materials are described. Different aspects of sol-gel processes leading to the formation of all of these structures are thereby discussed.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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