Ji Xiangbo, Deng Jianguo, Kang Bin, et al. Reactive sintering of polycrystalline Nd:YAG ceramics[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2014, 26: 071007. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB201426.071007
Citation:
Ji Xiangbo, Deng Jianguo, Kang Bin, et al. Reactive sintering of polycrystalline Nd:YAG ceramics[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2014, 26: 071007. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB201426.071007
Ji Xiangbo, Deng Jianguo, Kang Bin, et al. Reactive sintering of polycrystalline Nd:YAG ceramics[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2014, 26: 071007. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB201426.071007
Citation:
Ji Xiangbo, Deng Jianguo, Kang Bin, et al. Reactive sintering of polycrystalline Nd:YAG ceramics[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2014, 26: 071007. doi: 10.11884/HPLPB201426.071007
Dense Nd:YAG transparent ceramic was obtained by slip casting and vacuum sintering. The effect of sintered temperature and dwell time on the densification and microstructure development of Nd:YAG transparent ceramics were investigated. The YAP and YAM formation appeared from 1050 ℃ up to 1300 ℃, resulting in a significant densification. YAG was obtained in the vicinity of 1400 ℃, whereas beyond 1400 ℃, no other phase was detected. The densification and grain size increased with the increasing of the sintered temperature. Pore free Nd:YAG transparent ceramic with a grain size of 5 m to 10 m was obtained between 1700 ℃ and 1800 ℃ sintering for 20 h.