Elimination mechanism of micropores on bonding interface during solid-state crystal growth method

Abstract

A pure yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) ceramic/YAG single crystal composite material is prepared using the optimized solid-state crystal growth (SSCG) method. The micropores on the bonding interface of the composite sample are eliminated for the first time during the SSCG process and the transmittance is very close to the theoretical value, which reached 83.14% at 1064 nm. Meanwhile, the mechanism of elimination and migration of the pores under high temperature is studied. Additionally, the single crystal growth rate has significantly improved and the time of composite sample preparation has also significantly reduced proving that the SSCG method is an effective method for producing high quality composite material.