Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology

Preface

Sol–gel research in Italy

M. Guglielmi

Sol–gel chemistry: from self-assembly to complex materials

Luca Malfatti, Plinio Innocenzi

Influence of synthesis conditions on the cross-link architecture of silsesquioxanes prepared by in situ water production route

Valeria Tagliazucca, Emanuela Callone, Sandra Dirè

Influence of the relative humidity on aminosilane molecular grafting properties

Fabio Lisi, Davide Carta, Laura Villanova, Irene Poli, Dario Buso, Stefano Costacurta, Anita J. Hill, Paolo Falcaro

Two step, hydrolytic-solvothermal synthesis of redispersible titania nanocrystals and their gas-sensing properties

Mauro Epifani, Elisabetta Comini, Guido Faglia, Jordi Arbiol, Teresa Andreu, Giovanni Pace, Pietro Siciliano, Joan R. Morante

Bi-functionalization of silica spheres with sulfonic and carboxylic groups via a co-condensation route

Sonia Fiorilli, Dario Caldarola, Hao Ma, Barbara Onida

Simple and fast preparation of pure maghemite nanopowders through sol–gel self-combustion

C. Cannas, A. Ardu, D. Niznansky, D. Peddis, G. Piccaluga, A. Musinu

Effect of diphenyldiethoxysilane on the self-organized formation of nanocrystalline layered organosilicates in organic–inorganic hybrid films

Cristiana Figus, Masahide Takahashi, Maria Casula, Plinio Innocenzi

Sol–gel derived silica-based organic–inorganic hybrid materials as “composite precursors” for the synthesis of highly homogeneous nanostructured mixed oxides: an overview

Silvia Gross, Klaus Müller

Hybrid organic–inorganic sol–gel materials for micro and nanofabrication

Giovanna Brusatin, Gioia Della Giustina

Hybrid organic–inorganic materials on paper: surface and thermo-mechanical properties

F. Girardi, S. Maggini, C. Della Volpe, E. Cappelletto, K. Mueller, S. Siboni, R. Di Maggio

Ni-based xero- and aerogels as catalysts for nitroxidation processes

Maria Giorgia Cutrufello, Elisabetta Rombi, Italo Ferino, Danilo Loche, Anna Corrias, Maria Francesca Casula

Preparation and characterization of close-packed nanostructured sol–gel ceria thin films prepared using cerium-sec-butoxide as precursor

Maria Cristina Ferrara, Emanuela Piscopiello, Anna M. Laera, L. Pilloni, S. Mazzarelli, L. Tapfer

Fabrication of functional nanostructured coatings by a combined sol–gel and plasma-enhanced chemical vapour deposition method

Stefano Costacurta, Paolo Falcaro, Simone Vezzù, Marino Colasuonno, Paolo Scopece, Erika Zanchetta, Massimo Guglielmi, Alessandro Patelli

Ultrafast dynamics of Auramine O in composite films

P. Prosposito, H. Zhang, M. Glasbeek

Proteins conjugation with ZnO sol–gel nanopowders

Lidia Armelao, Gregorio Bottaro, Laura Bovo, Chiara Maccato, Eugenio Tondello, Francesca Anselmi, Sara Bersani, Paolo Caliceti

Improved silica xerogel film processing for MALDI-TOF–MS quantitative analysis of peptides and small molecules

M. Careri, L. Elviri, A. Lorenzi, A. Mangia, A. Penna, G. Predieri

Gold nanoparticles to boost the gas sensing performance of porous sol–gel thin films

Enrico Della Gaspera, Dario Buso, Alessandro Martucci

Sol–gel derived mesoporous Pt and Cr-doped WO3 thin films: the role played by mesoporosity and metal doping in enhancing the gas sensing properties

Massimiliano D’Arienzo, Maurizio Crippa, Paolo Gentile, Claudio Maria Mari, Stefano Polizzi, Riccardo Ruffo, Roberto Scotti, Laura Wahba, Franca Morazzoni

Synthesis of cobalt doped silica thin film for low temperature optical gas sensor

Serena Esposito, Antonio Setaro, Pasqualino Maddalena, Antonio Aronne, Pasquale Pernice, Marco Laracca

Hybrid solgel Bragg grating loaded waveguide by soft-lithography and its potential use as optical sensor

P. Prosposito, C. Palazzesi, F. Michelotti, V. Foglietti, M. Casalboni

Positive resist for UV and X-ray lithography synthesized through sol–gel chemistry

Laura Brigo, Gianluca Grenci, Alessandro Carpentiero, Anna Pistore, Massimo Tormen, Massimo Guglielmi, Giovanna Brusatin

Sol–gel-derived photonic structures: fabrication, assessment, and application

Andrea Chiappini, Alessandro Chiasera, Simone Berneschi, Cristina Armellini, Alessandro Carpentiero, Maurizio Mazzola, Enrico Moser, Stefano Varas, Giancarlo C. Righini, Maurizio Ferrari

MnO x /ZrO2 gel-derived materials for hydrogen peroxide decomposition

Esther Fanelli, Maria Turco, Annamaria Russo, Giovanni Bagnasco, Stefania Marchese, Pasquale Pernice, Antonio Aronne

Photocatalytic TiO2 coatings on limestone

A. Licciulli, A. Calia, M. Lettieri, D. Diso, M. Masieri, S. Franza, R. Amadelli, G. Casarano

Interpenetration of wood with NH2R-functionalized silica xerogels anchoring copper(II) for preservation purposes

Francesca Vignali, Giovanni Predieri, Elisabetta Feci, Sabrina Palanti, Maria Camilla Baratto, Riccardo Basosi, Emanuela Callone, Klaus Müller