1. Foreword

   • Masayuki Yamane

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 15

2. Doped Sol-Gel Materials as Heterogeneous Reagents for Organic Synthesis

   • Lili Sarussi
   • Jochanan Blum
   • David Avnir

   OriginalPaper Pages: 17 - 22

3. Physical Properties of Sol-Gel Coatings

   • John D. Mackenzie
   • Eric P. Bescher

   OriginalPaper Pages: 23 - 29

4. Molecular Design of Sol-Gel Derived Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Nanocomposites

   • C. Sanchez
   • B. Lebeau
   • M. In

   OriginalPaper Pages: 31 - 38

5. The Sol-Gel Process as a Basic Technology for Nanoparticle-Dispersed Inorganic-Organic Composites

   • H. Schmidt
   • G. Jonschker
   • M. Mennig

   OriginalPaper Pages: 39 - 51

6. Ferroelectric Films

   • D.R. Uhlmann
   • J.T. Dawley
   • G. Teowee

   OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 64

7. Porous Gels Made by Phase Separation: Recent Progress and Future Directions

   • Kazuki Nakanishi

   OriginalPaper Pages: 65 - 70

8. Photocatalytic Activity and Photo-Induced Wettability Conversion of TiO2 Thin Film Prepared by Sol-Gel Process on a Soda-Lime Glass

   • Toshiya Watanabe
   • Shigemichi Fukayama
   • Kazuhito Hashimoto

   OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 76

9. Development of Anti-Reflection (AR) Coating on Plastic Panels for Display Applications

   • Dinguo Chen
   • Yongan Yan
   • Masahiro Takamatsu

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 82

10. Infrared Evidence for Hoffman Reaction During Calcination of Surfactant-Templated Silica Films and Analysis of the Resulting Surface Sites

    • Jean-Marc Berquier
    • Pascal Nael
    • Catherine Jacquiod

    OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 87

11. Characterisation and Catalytic Properties of Vanadium Oxide Supported on Alumina Prepared by Sol-Gel Method

    • L. Baraket
    • A. Ghorbel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 89 - 94

12. Entrapment of Humic Acid in a Sol-Gel Matrix—A New Tool for Sorption Studies

    • R. Armon
    • CH. Zolkov
    • Y. Laor

    OriginalPaper Pages: 95 - 100

13. Preparation of Bioactive PDMS-Modified CaO–SiO2–TiO2 Hybrids by the Sol-Gel Method

    • Q. Chen
    • M. Kamitakahara
    • T. Nakamura

    OriginalPaper Pages: 101 - 105

14. Bioactive Sol-Gel Coatings for Orthopaedic Prosthesis

    • J. Gallardo
    • P. Galliano
    • A. Durán

    OriginalPaper Pages: 107 - 111

15. Newly Applied Two-Dimensional Solid-State NMR Correlation Techniques for the Characterization of Organically Modified Silicates

    • F. Babonneau
    • V. Gualandris
    • B.F. Chmelka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 113 - 117

16. Characteristics of Diffraction Gratings Fabricated by the Two-Beam Interference Method Using Photosensitive Hybrid Gel Films

    • Noboru Tohge
    • Ryuichi Ueno
    • Junji Nishii

    OriginalPaper Pages: 119 - 123

17. Barrier Properties OF Inorganic-Organic Polymers: Influence of Starting Compounds, Curing Conditions and Storage-Scaling-Up to Industrial Application—

    • S. Amberg-Schwab
    • H. Katschorek
    • A. Burger

    OriginalPaper Pages: 125 - 129

18. An NMR Study of MeTMS Based Coatings Filled with Colloidal Silica

    • Mart P.J. Peeters

    OriginalPaper Pages: 131 - 135

19. Drying Study of Siloxane-PPG Nanocomposites

    • J.A. Chaker
    • K. Dahmouche
    • A.F. Craievich

    OriginalPaper Pages: 137 - 144

20. PZT Aerogels: Sol-Gel Derived Piezoelectric 3-3 Composites

    • Peer Löbmann
    • Walther Glaubitt
    • Stefan Geis

    OriginalPaper Pages: 145 - 148

21. Absorption-Reflection Infrared Spectroscopy Studies of Sol-Gel Prepared Ferroelectric Pb(Zr,Ti)O3 Thin Films on Pt Electrodes

    • Laura Fè
    • Gerd Norga
    • Lucien C. Van Poucke

    OriginalPaper Pages: 149 - 152

22. Influence of the Structure of Precursors on the Crystallization of PbTiO3 Thin Films

    • Barbara Malič
    • Marija Kosec
    • Alojz Kodre

    OriginalPaper Pages: 153 - 156

23. Preparation and Optical Characterization of Sol-Gel Deposited Pb(Zr0.45Ti0.55)O3 Films

    • Nilgun Ozer
    • Tim Sands

    OriginalPaper Pages: 157 - 162

24. Mechanical Properties of Gel-Derived Materials

    • T. Woignier
    • F. Despetis
    • J. Phalippou

    OriginalPaper Pages: 163 - 169

25. Insight into Mechanical Properties of CH₃SiO_3/2 Film

    • Zuyi Zhang
    • Hajimu Wakabayashi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 171 - 174

26. Mesoporous Nb₂O₅ Films: Influence of Degree of Crystallinity on Properties

    • Frank Lenzmann
    • Valery Shklover
    • Michael Grätzel

    OriginalPaper Pages: 175 - 180

27. Influence of Humidity on Electrochemical CO2 Sensors Based on Sol-Gel Processed NASICON with New Compositions

    • Elisabetta Di Bartolomeo
    • Enrico Traversa
    • Yoshihiko Sadaoka

    OriginalPaper Pages: 181 - 185

28. Structural Analysis and Properties of Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Ionic Conductor Prepared by Sol-Gel Process

    • Keishi Nishio
    • Koji Okubo
    • Toshio Tsuchiya

    OriginalPaper Pages: 187 - 191

29. Sol-Gel Nanosized Semiconducting Titania-Based Powders for Thick-Film Gas Sensors

    • Enrico Traversa
    • Maria Luisa Di Vona
    • Giuliano Martinelli

    OriginalPaper Pages: 193 - 196

30. Effect of Doping Silica Gel Layers with TiOTi-Chains and Cu2+-Ephedrine on the Sensitivity of the Layers to Gases

    • Vlastimil Matejec
    • Daniela Berkova
    • Marie Pospisilova

    OriginalPaper Pages: 197 - 200

31. Wet Chemical Deposition of Crystalline, Redispersable ATO and ITO Nanoparticles

    • C. Goebbert
    • H. Bisht
    • H. Schmidt

    OriginalPaper Pages: 201 - 204

32. Crack-Free, Thick Ceramic Coating Films via Non-Repetitive Dip-Coating Using Polyvinylpyrrolidone as Stress-Relaxing Agent

    • Hiromitsu Kozuka
    • Masahiro Kajimura
    • Katsumi Katayama

    OriginalPaper Pages: 205 - 209

33. Formation of Superhydrophobic-Superhydrophilic Pattern on Flowerlike Alumina Thin Film by the Sol-Gel Method

    • Kiyoharu Tadanaga
    • Junichi Morinaga
    • Tsutomu Minami

    OriginalPaper Pages: 211 - 214

34. Long-Term Protection of the Last Judgment Mosaic in Prague

    • Eric Bescher
    • Francesca Piqué
    • J.D. Mackenzie

    OriginalPaper Pages: 215 - 218

35. Macroporous Morphology of the Titania Films Prepared by a Sol-Gel Dip-Coating Method from the System Containing Poly(ethylene glycol): Effects of Molecular Weight and Dipping Temperature

    • Koichi Kajihara
    • Takeshi Yao

    OriginalPaper Pages: 219 - 222

36. Room-Temperature Mirror Preparation Using Sol-Gel Chemistry and Laminar-Flow Coating Technique

    • Philippe Belleville
    • Claude Bonnin
    • Jean-Jacques Priotton

    OriginalPaper Pages: 223 - 226

37. Two-Dimensional Sol-Gel Synthesis of Ultrathin Zirconia and Hetero-Layered Titania/Zirconia Films

    • Isamu Moriguchi
    • Yoshihiro Tsujigo
    • Shuichi Kagawa

    OriginalPaper Pages: 227 - 230

38. Sol-Gel Fabrication of Rare-Earth Doped Photonic Components

    • E.M. Yeatman
    • M.M. Ahmad
    • M. Guglielmi

    OriginalPaper Pages: 231 - 236

39. Magnetooptical Property of Sodium Borosilicate Gel-Glass Containing Bi-YIG Fine Particles

    • Atsuo Yasumori
    • Tomokazu Katsuyama
    • Kiyoshi Okada

    OriginalPaper Pages: 237 - 242

40. Preparation and Characterization of Germanium Sulfide Based Sol-Gel Planar Waveguides

    • Jian Xu
    • Rui M. Almeida

    OriginalPaper Pages: 243 - 248

41. Controlling the Spontaneous Precipitation of Silver Nanoparticles in Sol-Gel Materials

    • Pu-Wei Wu
    • Bruce Dunn
    • Masayuki Yamane

    OriginalPaper Pages: 249 - 252

42. Prospects of Sol-Gel Process for Spectral Hole-Burning Glasses

    • Masayuki Nogami
    • Takehito Nagakura
    • Toshihiro Kasuga

    OriginalPaper Pages: 253 - 256

43. Synthesis and Nonlinear Optical Susceptibility of Cyanine Dye J-Aggregate Doped Silica Film (I)

    • T. Watanabe
    • H.S. Zhou
    • K. Ishigure

    OriginalPaper Pages: 257 - 261

44. Optical Limiting Devices Based on C60 Derivatives in Sol-Gel Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Materials

    • Plinio Innocenzi
    • Giovanna Brusatin
    • Maurizio Prato

    OriginalPaper Pages: 263 - 266

45. Fabrication of Micro-Optic Elements by the Sol-Gel Method

    • Katsuhide Shinmou
    • Kenichi Nakama
    • Tadashi Koyama

    OriginalPaper Pages: 267 - 269

46. Sol-Gel Processing of Zirconia Coating for HR Mirrors with High Laser Damage Threshold

    • Jun Shen
    • Qinyuan Zhang
    • Linyan Chen

    OriginalPaper Pages: 271 - 274

47. Vanadium Pentoxide Sol and Gel Mesophases

    • J. Livage
    • O. Pelletier
    • P. Davidson

    OriginalPaper Pages: 275 - 278

48. Shear-Induced Restructuring of Colloidal Silica Gels

    • E. Drabarek
    • J.R. Bartlett
    • B.D. Butler

    OriginalPaper Pages: 279 - 283

49. Heterometallic Alkoxide Complexes of Variable Composition—A New Way to Ultrafine Powders of Metal Alloys

    • G.A. Seisenbaeva
    • V.G. Kessler
    • A.V. Shevelkov

    OriginalPaper Pages: 285 - 288

50. Sol-Gel as Reaction Matrix for Bacterial Enzymatic Activity

    • R. Armon
    • J. Starosvetzky
    • I. Saad

    OriginalPaper Pages: 289 - 292