Light scattering in polycrystalline alumina with bi-dimensionally large surface grains

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 293-303

  Yoshimura, H N ^a   Goldenstein, H ^b  

^a Institute for Technological Research of the State of Sao Paulo   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alumina; Microstructure; Optical property; Scattering; Sintering

Indexed keywords

ADDITIVES; BUILDING MATERIALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT); GRAIN GROWTH; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; ORE TREATMENT; SCATTERING; SINTERED ALUMINA; SINTERING; SURFACES; VACUUM EVAPORATION;

ADDITIVE CONTENTS; ALUMINA CERAMICS; DOPING; GROWTH PROCESSES; IN VACUUMS; IN-LINE; LATERAL SIZES; LIGHT TRANSMITTANCES; LIGHT-SCATTERING; MICROSTRUCTURAL; MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; MILLIMETER RANGES; PHASE PARTICLES; POLYCRYSTALLINE ALUMINAS; SCATTERING FACTORS; SINTERING VARIABLES; SURFACE EVAPORATIONS;

SURFACE DEFECTS;

EID: 54349086361     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2008.03.008     Document Type: Article

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