| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1476136 | Journal of the European Ceramic Society | 2010 | 7 Pages |
Abstract
Nano-size YAG powder co-mixed with 0.25 wt.% LiF was used to fabricate transparent polycrystalline YAG specimens by means of the Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) technique. The presence of the LiF additive in the initial nano-powder allows obtaining fully dense disc shaped (up to 4 mm thick) transparent specimens at the outcome of a 2 h treatment at 1300 °C. The presence of LiF plays a key role in the mass transport related effects during the densification of YAG to full density and also in the elimination of the residual carbon contamination, allowing reaching a level of optical transmittance close to the theoretical value.
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Authors
Naum Frage, Sergey Kalabukhov, Nataliya Sverdlov, Vladimir Ezersky, Moshe P. Dariel,