Abstract
Hard optical coatings based on silica/titania organically modified silane (ORMOSIL) have been prepared by the sol-gel technique. The hardness of the coatings has been characterized and found to depend on the titanium content. Hardness as high as 10 GPa has been achieved in a high titanium content coating film at a heat treatment temperature of 800 °C for 20 min. The high hardness value of the coating film may be related to C-Ti-O-Si composite structure in the coatings.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1247-1249 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Science Letters |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 14 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 2000 |
| Externally published | Yes |