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This chapter describes nanocomposites where at least one of the phases has been obtained by the sol–gel method. In the first part, the synthesis of the nanocomposites is considered, and an attempt is made to resume the general principles and methods related to different classes of materials, with oxide, hybrid organic–inorganic, and polymeric matrices and oxide, metal, and non-oxide nanoparticles. The second part is devoted to the applications of sol–gel nanocomposites. Representative examples of nanocomposites that potentially can have commercial application are described, based on the literature of the last 10 years.

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Guglielmi, M., Martucci, A. (2016). Sol–Gel Nanocomposites. In: Klein, L., Aparicio, M., Jitianu, A. (eds) Handbook of Sol-Gel Science and Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-19454-7_100-1

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