Abstract
Infrared transparent Ho: Y2O3-MgO nanocomposite ceramics with a volume ratio of 50:50 (RE2O3: MgO) were prepared by combining sol-gel powder synthesis and hot-pressing sintering techniques. In order to obtain Ho: Y2O3-MgO nanocomposite ceramics with fine grain size, dense microstructure and homogeneous phase domains, the effect of sintering temperature and Ho3+ doping concentration were studied. Transmittance and SEM measurement revealed that the grain size of 3 at.% Ho: Y2O3-MgO ceramic sintered at 1250 °C is 141 nm, and the transmission is up to 85.2% at 5 μm. The detailed spectroscopic investigation of x at.% Ho: Y2O3-MgO (x = 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 15) ceramics was performed. The nanocomposites exhibited photoluminescence properties similar to that of Ho: Y2O3 crystals and ceramics. In addition, the thermal conductivity of 3 at.% Ho: Y2O3-MgO ceramic is 13.04 W/m·K, which is superior to that of Ho:Y2O3 ceramics. The high transmission, excellent thermal conductivity, and outstanding optical characteristics indicated that Ho: Y2O3-MgO ceramics is a promising material for efficient infrared solid-state laser.
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