Structure and characteristics of sol-gel derived silica-titania hard optical coatings via organically modified silane precursor

Wenxiu Que*, Y. Zhou, Y. L. Lam, Y. C. Chan, Z. Sun, S. D. Cheng, H. P. Li, C. H. Kam

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Abstract

Hard optical coatings based on silica/titania organically modified silane (ORMOSIL) have been prepared by the sol-gel technique. The hardness of the coatings has been characterized and found to depend on the titanium content. Hardness as high as 10 GPa has been achieved in a high titanium content coating film at a heat treatment temperature of 800 °C for 20 min. The high hardness value of the coating film may be related to C-Ti-O-Si composite structure in the coatings.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1247-1249
Number of pages3
JournalJournal of Materials Science Letters
Volume19
Issue number14
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2000
Externally publishedYes

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  • General Materials Science

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