Silica Sol-gel Coatings with Improved Light Transmittance and Stability

Authors

  • Lenke Kócs
    Affiliation
    Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Centre for Colloid Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
  • Emőke Albert
    Affiliation
    Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Centre for Colloid Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
  • Borbála Tegze
    Affiliation
    Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Centre for Colloid Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
  • Márta Kabai-Faix
    Affiliation
    Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Centre for Colloid Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
  • Csaba Major
    Affiliation
    Hungaro Lux Light Ltd., Budapest, Hungary
  • András Szalai
    Affiliation
    Hungaro Lux Light Ltd., Budapest, Hungary
  • Péter Basa
    Affiliation
    Semilab Semiconductor Physics Laboratory Co. Ltd., Budapest, Hungary
  • Zoltán Hórvölgyi
    Affiliation
    Department of Physical Chemistry and Materials Science, Centre for Colloid Chemistry, Faculty of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
https://doi.org/10.3311/PPch.10550

Abstract

Silica sol-gel coatings on different substrate materials and their use as model systems have been studied. Mesoporous silica coatings with thicknesses of 85 - 135 nm and porosity of 18 ˗ 37% were prepared by dip-coating on polycarbonate and glass substrates. In order to eliminate the shrinkage of the porous structure acid or base vapour treatment was applied. Thickness and refractive index of the coatings were determined by analysing the transmittance spectra of the samples. Ellipsometric porosimetry measurements were carried out to determine the porosity, pore radius distribution, thickness and refractive index. The thickness of the samples was further confirmed by scanning electron microscopy. The adsorption capacity of the porous coatings was also studied by dye impregnation tests. The temporal stability of the samples was investigated by UV-Vis spectrometry and it was found that the advantageous optical properties (Tmax = 98 – 99%) of the samples remained constant even after a 1 year storage period.

Keywords:

sol-gel coating, improved light transmittance, long-term optical stability, network strengthening, porosity

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Published Online

2017-07-24

How to Cite

Kócs, L., Albert, E., Tegze, B., Kabai-Faix, M., Major, C., Szalai, A. “Silica Sol-gel Coatings with Improved Light Transmittance and Stability”, Periodica Polytechnica Chemical Engineering, 62(1), pp. 21–31, 2018. https://doi.org/10.3311/PPch.10550

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