Transparent polycrystalline alumina using spark plasma sintering: Effect of Mg, Y and La doping

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1335-1343

  Stuer, Michael ^a,b   Zhao, Zhe ^b   Aschauer, Ulrich ^a   Bowen, Paul ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Optical properties; Sintering; SPS

Indexed keywords

AL2O3; CO-DOPING; DOPANT LEVELS; DOPED SAMPLE; DOPING STRATEGIES; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; GRAIN SIZE; IN-LINE; LA DOPING; OPTICAL TRANSMITTANCE; POLYCRYSTALLINE ALUMINA; PRESSURE ASSISTED SINTERING; RESIDUAL POROSITY; SINTERING CONDITION; SINTERING PARAMETERS; SPS SINTERING; THICK SAMPLES; VISIBLE WAVELENGTHS;

DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRIC SPARKS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SPARK PLASMA SINTERING;

SINTERED ALUMINA;

EID: 75749113636     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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