Agglomeration control of Nd:YAG nanoparticles via freeze drying for transparent Nd:YAG ceramics

Journal of the American Ceramic Society

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 812-817

  Gong, Hua ^a   Tang, Ding Yuan ^a   Huang, Hui ^a   Ma, Jan ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION CONTROLS; CARBONATE COPRECIPITATION METHODS; CONVENTIONAL OVENS; FREEZE DRYING; FREEZE-DRIED PRECURSORS; NANO-POWDERS; ND: YAG; ND:YAG CERAMICS; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; SINTERABILITY; TRANSPARENT CERAMICS; VACUUM SINTERING; YTTRIUM ALUMINUM GARNETS;

AGGLOMERATION; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CURING; DEWATERING; GARNETS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; OVENS; PRECIPITATION (CHEMICAL); SILICATE MINERALS; SINTERING; STOVES; YTTRIUM;

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EID: 64549106137     PISSN: 00027820     EISSN: 15512916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1551-2916.2009.02987.x     Document Type: Article

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