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Colored Coatings with Metal Colloids

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Metal colloids have been used for staining glass since hundreds of years. The color of these nano-composites (nano-sized metal particles in a dielectric matrix) is due to a surface plasmon resonance effect of the conductive electrons, which leads to a selective absorbance in the visible range of light. The molar coefficient of absorbance of this effect is in the range of 105–106 l/mol cm, which makes metal colloids very interesting as efficient dyes for colored sol–gel coatings. Stable colored sol–gel coatings and highly efficient nonlinear optical materials were the motivation for the development of appropriate synthesis and processing routes, which will be reviewed in this chapter. First, an overview on the linear optical properties of metal colloids in dielectric media shall be given. The sol–gel synthesis and processing parameters can be well adapted to industrial needs, which will favor further applications. New high-throughput techniques like flat spray coating or flexo printing offer great opportunities for the cost-effective production of colored coated glass in comparably small, individual series.

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Acknowledgment

The authors acknowledge the contributions of his coworkers M. Schmitt, Dr. K. Endres, Dr. C. Fink-Straube, M. Pietsch, B. Kutsch, Dr. U. Becker, Dr. J. Porstendorfer, G. Jung, S. Meilchen, and T. Koch to the chemical synthesis and theoretical and experimental physical characterization of the coatings and the elaboration of new coating techniques. A special acknowledgment shall be given to Prof. Dr. H. Schmidt, who developed the basic ideas for the described synthesis routes. Furthermore the author thanks the State of the Saarland and the Federal Government of Germany for financial support.

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  1. Department of Glasses, Ceramics and Composites, Glass Group, Institut für Neuen Materialien, Im Stadtwald, Gebäude 43, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany

    Martin Mennig

  2. HSM TechConsult GmbH, Im Königsfeld 29, 66130, Saarbrücken, Germany

    Helmut Schmidt

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  3. City University of New York, New York, USA

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Mennig, M., Schmidt, H. (2016). Colored Coatings with Metal Colloids. In: Klein, L., Aparicio, M., Jitianu, A. (eds) Handbook of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19454-7_80-1

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