Formation and prevention of fractures in sol–gel-derived thin films

Self-Replicating Cracks: A Collaborative Fracture Mode in Thin Films

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Influence of sol–gel process parameters on the micro-structure and performance of hybrid silica membranes

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Tuning the nanopore structure and separation behavior of hybrid organosilica membranes

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How to Reduce the Crack Density in Drying Colloidal Material?

(2013) F. Boulogne et al.   Oil & Gas Science and Technology-Revue d IFP Energies nouvelles

Drying of thin colloidal films

(2013) Alexander F Routh   REPORTS ON PROGRESS IN PHYSICS

Hybrid low dielectric constant thin films for microelectronics

(2013) W. Volksen et al.   SCRIPTA MATERIALIA

Hybrid organosilica membranes and processes: Status and outlook

(2013) Ion Agirre et al.   SEPARATION AND PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY

Imaging stress and strain in the fracture of drying colloidal films

(2013) Ye Xu et al.   Soft Matter

Avoiding Cracks in Nanoparticle Films

(2012) Jacob H. Prosser et al.   NANO LETTERS

Microporous Silica Based Membranes for Desalination

(2012) Muthia Elma et al.   Water

Measuring substrate-independent modulus of thin films

(2011) Jennifer Hay et al.   JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH

Molecular Bonding Structure of Alkylene-Bridged Organosilicate Glass Films

(2011) Yasuhisa Kayaba et al.   Journal of Physical Chemistry C

Effects of Substrate Constraint on Crack Pattern Formation in Thin Films of Colloidal Polystyrene Particles

(2011) M. I. Smith et al.   LANGMUIR

Wavy cracks in drying colloidal films

(2011) Lucas Goehring et al.   Soft Matter

From craquelures to spiral crack patterns: influence of layer thickness on the crack patterns induced by desiccation

(2011) V. Lazarus et al.   Soft Matter

Molecular Origins of the Mechanical Behavior of Hybrid Glasses

(2010) Mark S. Oliver et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Suppressed Cracking in Drying Nanoparticle-Polymer Coatings at High Peclet Numbers

(2010) Masato Yamamura et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING OF JAPAN

Multiple crack nucleation in drying nanoparticle-polymer coatings

(2009) Masato Yamamura et al.   COLLOIDS AND SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL AND ENGINEERING ASPECTS

Durable Superhydrophobic and Antireflective Surfaces by Trimethylsilanized Silica Nanoparticles-Based Sol−Gel Processing

(2009) Michele Manca et al.   LANGMUIR

Observation and model of highly ordered wavy cracks due to coupling of in-plane stress and interface debonding in silica thin films

(2009) Neng Wan et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW B

Superior mechanical properties of dense and porous organic/inorganic hybrid thin films

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