Synthesis of nanosized Nd:YAG powders via gel combustion

Ceramics International

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1047-1052

  Li, Jiang ^a,b   Pan, Yubai ^a   Qiu, Fagui ^a,b   Wu, Yusong ^a,b   Liu, Wenbin ^a   Guo, Jingkun ^a  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Gel combustion synthesis; Nanostructured Nd:YAG; Properties

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; DOPING (ADDITIVES); GELS; NANOSTRUCTURES; NEODYMIUM COMPOUNDS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

FLUORESCENT QUENCHING; GEL COMBUSTION SYNTHESIS; NANOSTRUCTURED ND:YAG;

POWDERS;

EID: 34250711827     PISSN: 02728842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2006.03.002     Document Type: Article

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