Spectroscopic Investigation of the Evolution of Fractal Nanoobjects in Film-Forming Sols of Orthosilicic Acid


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Abstract

The evolution of fractal nanoparticles of medium size and concentration, which are formed and dynamically change during hydrolytic polycondensation, has been investigated using IR spectroscopy. It is shown that the application of the Smoluchowski rapid coagulation model combined with analysis of the characteristic absorption line intensity in the IR spectra provides a satisfactory estimate of evolution processes occurring in sols of orthosilisic acid. The obtained spectroscopic dependences are compared qualitatively with atomic force microscopy data.

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I. A. Averin

Penza State University

Email: pronin_i90@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Penza, 440026

S. E. Igoshina

Penza State University

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Russian Federation, Penza, 440026

A. A. Karmanov

Penza State University

Email: pronin_i90@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Penza, 440026

I. A. Pronin

Penza State University; St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University LETI

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Email: pronin_i90@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Penza, 440026; St. Petersburg, 197376

V. A. Moshnikov

Penza State University; St. Petersburg Electrotechnical University LETI

Email: pronin_i90@mail.ru
Russian Federation, Penza, 440026; St. Petersburg, 197376

E. I. Terukov

Ioffe Institute,

Email: pronin_i90@mail.ru
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, 194021

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