Transparent Nd:YAG ceramics fabricated using nanosized γ-alumina and yttria powders

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 241-244

  Li, Xiaodong ^a   Li, Ji Guang ^a,b   Xiu, Zhimeng ^a   Huo, Di ^a   Sun, Xudong ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CERAMIC MATERIALS; HEATING; NEODYMIUM; OXIDE MINERALS; PEROVSKITE; POWDERS; SINTERED ALUMINA; YTTRIUM ALLOYS;

DIFFRACTOMETRY; DILATOMETRY; HIGH REACTIVITIES; IN LINES; NANO POWDERS; NANOSIZED; ND:YAG CERAMICS; POWDER MIXTURES; REACTION SEQUENCES; SINTERING BEHAVIORS; SOLID REACTIONS; STARTING MATERIALS; VACUUM SINTERING; YAP PHASIS;

SINTERING;

EID: 58149347618     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2008.02830.x     Document Type: Article

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