Nanocrystalline sol gel Nb_1tn2O_1tn5 coatings [Elektronische Ressource] : preparation, characterisation and application to photovoltaic cell, lithium battery and electrochromic device / von Yeping Guo

Nanocrystalline sol-gel Nb O coatings 2 5Preparation, characterisation and application to photovoltaic cell, lithium battery and electrochromic device Dissertation Zur Erlangung des Grades des Doktors der Ingenieurwissenschaften der Naturwissenschaftlich-Technischen Fakultät III - Chemie, Pharmazie und Werkstoffwissenschaften der Universität des Saarlandes von Yeping Guo Saarbrücken 2002 Tag des Kolloquiums: 07.02.2003 Dekan: Professor Dr. Horst Vehoff Berichterstatter: Professor Dr. Michel A. Aegerter Professor Dr. Michael Veith Vorsitzender: Professor Dr. Wulff Possart Beisitzer Dr. Hermann Sachdev Acknowledgements My doctoral research work was realized under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Michel A. Aegerter, Director of Department of Coating Technology, Institut für Neue Materialien, gem. GmbH, Saarbrücken, Germany. I would like to thank him for his guidance and discussions during the course of this work and for his constructive criticism and English correction during the writing of this thesis. I am greatly indebted to the Institut für Neue Materialien, gem. GmbH for financial support and to the Federal Ministry for Education, Research and Technology of Germany and the State of Saarland. I cannot forget to mention Dr. Thomas Krajewski (HRTEM and SEM), Rudolf Karos (XRD), Institut für Neue Materialien, gem. GmbH, and Mr.