Synthesis and optical spectroscopy of transparent YAG ceramics activated with Er3+

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1425-1434

  Cavalli, Enrico ^a,b   Esposito, Laura ^b   Hostaša, Jan ^b,c   Pedroni, Marco ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Czech Republic)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Judd Ofelt theory; Luminescence; Optical spectroscopy; Transparent ceramics; YAG:Er3+

Indexed keywords

EMISSION SPECTRUMS; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY; STRUCTURAL AND MORPHOLOGICAL PROPERTIES; SYNTHESIZED MATERIALS; TRANSPARENT CERAMIC; TRANSPARENT YAG CERAMICS; YAG;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; DOPING (ADDITIVES); ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; ERBIUM; JUDD-OFELT THEORY; LUMINESCENCE; POSITIVE IONS; POWDERS; SPRAY DRYING; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

SINTERING;

EID: 84875394136     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2013.01.012     Document Type: Article

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