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The document discusses the sol-gel process, which is a wet chemical technique used to make ceramic and glass materials. It describes the methodology, which involves hydrolysis, polycondensation, gelation, aging, drying and densification. The document outlines the advantages as high purity, efficiency and ability to control composition. It also lists some disadvantages and applications such as for electronics, coatings, biosensors and optics.

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Nanotechnology

The document discusses the sol-gel process, which is a wet chemical technique used to make ceramic and glass materials. It describes the methodology, which involves hydrolysis, polycondensation, gelation, aging, drying and densification. The document outlines the advantages as high purity, efficiency and ability to control composition. It also lists some disadvantages and applications such as for electronics, coatings, biosensors and optics.

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SOL-GEL

PROCESS
NAME : SHARANA BASAVA
USN : 1MS20ME133

Department of Mechanical Engg., MSRIT


Bengaluru 560054
CONCEPTS

Introduction

Methodology

Advantages

Disadvantages

Applications

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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION

• The sol-gel process is a capable wet chemical process to make


ceramic and glass materials.
• The sol-gel process may be described as ”Formation of an
oxide network through polycondensation reactions of a
molecular precursor in a liquid.”
• The sol–gel process is a wet chemical technique also known as
chemical solution deposition, and involves several
steps, : hydrolysis and polycondensation, gelation, aging,
drying, densification, and crystallization.
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METHODOLOGY
METHODOLOGY

(a) films synthesized from colloidal sol and (b) powder synthesized from gel 6
METHODOLOGY
• A sol is a stable dispersion of colloidal particles or polymers in a solvent. The
particles may be amorphous or crystalline.
• A gel consists of a three dimensional continuous network, which encloses a liquid
phase, In a colloidal gel, the network is built from agglomeration of colloidal
particles.
• The sol–gel process is a wet chemical technique also known as chemical solution
deposition, and involves several steps, : hydrolysis and polycondensation, gelation,
aging, drying, densification, and crystallization.
• Formation of different stable solutions of the alkoxide or solvated metal precursor.
• Gelation resulting from the formation of an oxide- or alcohol- bridged network (the
gel) by a polycondensation reaction that results in a dramatic increase in the
viscocity of the solution. 7
• Aging of the gel (Syneresis), during which the polycondensation reactions continue
until the gel transforms into a solid mass, accompanied by contraction of the gel
network and expulsion of solvent from gel pores.
• Drying of the gel, when water and other volatile liquids are removed from the gel
network.
• Dehydration, during which surface- bound M-OH groups are removed, there by
stabilizing the gel against rehydration.
Densification and decomposition of the gels at high temperatures.

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ADVANTAGES
ADVANTAGES

• Preparation of high purity products.


• Very high production efficiency.
• Production of optical components with complex shapes.
• Synthesis of uniform compounds in the form of composite oxides.
• Ability of designing and controlling chemical composition and
obtaining a homogeneous composition.
• Ability of using the product with special shapes such as fibers and
aerogels.

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DISADVANTAGE
S
DISADVANTAGES

• Complex and time-consuming process.


• Expensive precursors.
• Challenges in achieving perfect size and uniformity.
• Limited scalability for large-scale production.

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APPLICATIONS
APPLICATIONS
• Nanoparticles for Electronics : Superconductors, Transistors,
Transparent conductors.

• Advanced Coatings : Scratch-resistant coatings, Anti-corrosion


coatings.

• They are used as Biosensors.

• Optics and Photonics : Optical fibers, Lasers.

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THANK YOU

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