"Sol-Gel Method: Design and Synthesis of New Materials with Interesting Properties" ed. by Guadalupe Valverde Aguilar

In this book, valuable contributions related to novel materials synthesized by the sol-gel route are provided. The effect of the sol-gel method to synthesize these materials with potential properties is described, and how the variation of the parameters during the synthesis influences their design and allows to adjust their properties according to the desired application is discussed.

The sol-gel method is a powerful route of synthesis used worldwide. It produces bulk, nano- and mesostructured sol-gel materials, which can encapsulate metallic and magnetic nanoparticles, non-linear azochromophores, perovskites, organic dyes, biological molecules, etc.. This can have interesting applications for catalysis, photocatalysis; drug delivery for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases such as cancer, Parkinson's and Azheimer's.

Contents
1 Introductory Chapter: A Brief Semblance of the Sol-Gel Method in Research
2 The Effect of Annealing, Doping on the Properties and Functionality of Zinc Oxide Thin Film; Review
3 Sol-Gel Process and Engineering Nanostructure
4 Dependence of pH Variation on the Structural, Morphological, and Magnetic Properties of Sol-Gel Synthesized Strontium Ferrite Nanoparticles
5 Synthesis of Conductive Sol-Gel ZnO Films and Development of ZnO Printed Electronics
6 Sol-Gel Films: Corrosion Protection Coating for Aluminium Alloy