title: SnO2 thin films prepared by dip-coating from microwave synthesized colloidal suspensions.
abstract: Tin(IV) oxide thin films have been prepared by dip-coating. The suspensions used for these depositions have been synthesized by microwave-induced thermohydrolysis of tin tetrachloride aqueous solutions in the presence of hydrochloric acid. Single or multiple depositions were tested, on glass substrates as well as on pure SiO2. The obtained thin films were characterized by optical microscopy, interferometric roughness measurements (Micromap), scanning electron microscopy, secondary ion mass spectroscopy, and scanning tunneling microscopy.
authors.affiliation: Groupe d'Etudes et de Recherches sur les Microondes, LRRS Laboratoire de Recherches sur la Réactivité des Solides, BP 47870, 21078 Dijon cedex, France.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Michel
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Chaumont
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Stuerga
mesh_terms: D003102:Colloids / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D005898:Glass / Q000737:chemistry; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D008857:Microscopy, Interference; D016252:Microscopy, Scanning Tunneling; D008872:Microwaves; D010316:Particle Size; D012822:Silicon Dioxide / Q000737:chemistry; D018629:Spectrometry, Mass, Secondary Ion; D013057:Spectrum Analysis; D013499:Surface Properties; D017971:Tin Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D017971:Tin Compounds; D012822:Silicon Dioxide; C045358:stannic oxide; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid