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Metal Oxide and Metal Carbide Thin Film Coatings on Large Spherical Particles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Richard C. Stephenson  and
Richard E. Partch
Richard C. Stephenson
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced Materials Processing and Department of Chemistry, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699–5814
Richard E. Partch*
Affiliation:
Center for Advanced Materials Processing and Department of Chemistry, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699–5814
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Abstract

Synthesis and characterization of titanium and zirconium oxide and carbide thin films (1–25 μm) on spherical substrates is reported. Hydrolysis of an appropriate metal alkoxide precursor in aqueous acid yields the amorphous metal oxide coating. Thermal treatment can produce the highly crystalline phases of the oxides or, in the presence of a carbon containing reducing gas, the metal carbide. Scanning electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction have been used to study the surface morphology and the crystallographic structure of the coating films. Morphological characteristics strongly depend on the acid species and acid strength used during hydrolysis. The thickness of the film is also governed by control of the acid hydrolysis step.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 458: Symposium W – Interfacial Engineering for Optimized Properties , 1996 , 435
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1997

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