PART I: SOL-GEL CHEMISTRY AND METHODS
Chemistry and Fundamentals of the Sol?Gel Process
Nonhydrolytic Sol?Gel Methods
Integrative Sol?Gel Chemistry
Synthetic Self-Assembly Strategies and Methods
Processing of Sol?Gel Films from a Top-Down Route
Sol?Gel Precursors

PART II: SOL-GEL MATERIALS
Nanoparticles and Composites
Oxide Powders and Ceramics
Thin Film Deposition Techniques
Monolithic Sol?Gel Materials
Hollow Inorganic Spheres
Sol?Gel Coatings by Electrochemical Deposition
Nanofibers and Nanotubes
Nanoarchitectures by Sol?Gel from Silica and Silicate Building Blocks
Sol?Gel for Metal Organic Frameworks (MOFs)
Silica Ionogels and Ionosilicas Aerogels
Ordered Mesoporous Sol?Gel Materials: From Molecular Sieves to Crystal-Like Periodic Mesoporous Organosilicas
Biomimetic Sol?Gel Materials

PART III: CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES FOR SOL-GEL MATERIALS
Solid-State NMR Characterization of Sol?Gel Materials: Recent Advances
Time-Resolved Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering
Characterization of Sol?Gel Materials by Optical Spectroscopy Methods
Properties and Applications of Sol?Gel Materials: Functionalized Porous Amorphous Solids (Monoliths)
Sol?Gel Deposition of Ultrathin High-¿ Dielectric Films

PART IV: PROPERTIES
Functional (Meso)Porous Nanostructures
Sol?Gel Magnetic Materials
Sol?Gel Electroceramic Thin Films
Organic?Inorganic Hybrids for Lighting
Sol?Gel TiO2 Materials and Coatings for Photocatalytic and Multifunctional Applications
Optical Properties of Luminescent Materials
Better Catalysis with Organically Modified Sol?Gel Materials
Hierarchically Structured Porous Materials
Structures and Properties of Ordered Nanostructured Oxides and Composite Materials

PART V: APPLICATIONS
Sol?Gel for Environmentally Green Products
Sol?Gel Materials for Batteries and Fuel Cells
Sol?Gel Materials for Energy Storage
Sol?Gel Materials for Pigments and Ceramics
Sol?Gel for Gas Sensing Applications
Reinforced Sol?Gel Silica Coatings
Sol?Gel Optical and Electro-Optical Materials
Luminescent Solar Concentrators and the Ways to Increase Their Efficiencies
Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery and Controlled Release Applications
Sol?Gel Materials for Biomedical Applications
Self-Healing Coatings for Corrosion Protection of Metals
Aerogel Insulation for Building Applications
Sol?Gel Nanocomposites for Electrochemical Sensor Applications

David Levy is a Research Professor and head of the Sol-Gel Group at the Materials Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM) of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientí cas. His research interests are optical materials (bulk materials; thin- lm coatings as AR optical coatings, protection transparent coatings and functional coatings; oxide nanoparticles) and liquid crystal materials, by Sol-Gel processing and their applications. During his time at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem David Levy pioneered the sol-gel process for the preparation of organically doped silica-gel glasses. He has more than 130 publications and a number of patents to his name, and has received numerous prizes in recognition of his groundbreaking work on sol-gel materials, including the ?First Ulrich Prize? and the nomination to King Juan Carlos-I research award.

Marcos Zayat is currently vice-director of the Materials Science Institute of Madrid (ICMM). His scienti c interests are centered on the design of new optical coatings and the characterization of their physicochemical properties. After having obtained his PhD in Materials Science from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem in 1997, Marcos Zayat joined the ICMM where he continues developing sol-gel materials for optical and electrooptical applications. He has published more than fty original articles in prestigious scienti c journals.

D. Levy, Inst. de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, ICMM-CSIC, SPAIN; M. Zayat, Inst. de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, ICMM-CSIC, SPAIN