Author/Authors :
GÜNAY, Esin TUBITAK MRC - Materials Institute, Turkye , SARIGÜZEL, Meryem TUBITAK MRC - Materials Institute, Turkye , KAVAKLI VATANSEVER, Bayise TUBITAK MRC - Materials Institute, Turkey. , KILIÇ, Ayşen TUBITAK MRC - Materials Institute, Turkey , YILMAZ, Şenol Sakarya University, Turkey , AKBAYGİL, Işıl Iznik Foundation, Turkey
Abstract :
Traditional İznik tiles are known as “unproducable” due to its high quartz content. İznik tiles contain four different layers as “body, engobe (slip), decors and glaze” and each one has some different starting materials. Recent studies have showed that the production techniques and the particle size of pigments are important parameters in development of colours. TUBITAK MRC and İznik Foundation carried out an experimental work to improve and understand the effects of nanotechnology application to İznik tiles. High quartz content was kept as it is and pigments were applied in decoration as nano-sized pigments. İznik tiles were produced and comparison was carried out between traditional and modern İznik tiles in colour and brightness. Characterization techniques were used in order to understand and compare the results and also the effects of nano-sized pigments to İznik tiles.
NaturalLanguageKeyword :
İznik tiles , Nano , sized pigments , Traditional pigment
