Abstract
In the present work, Yb:YAG (yttrium aluminum garnet) transparent ceramics were fabricated using monodispersed spherical Y2O3, Al2O3 powders and commercial Yb2O3 nano-powder as raw materials, adding 0.5 wt% tetraethyl orthosilicae (TEOS) through the solid-state method and vacuum sintering technology. The prepared monodispersed Y2O3 and Al2O3 powders adopted by homogeneous co-precipitation showed improved mixing uniformity and lead to the reduced defect of the YAG powders. After sintering in vacuum at 1700 °C for 10 h, the (Y1−xYbx)AG (x = 0, 0.01, 0.10) ceramics with high transparency were obtained. Analysis of the densification rate, micromorphology, and optical properties of the ceramics suggests that the performance of the Yb:YAG ceramics is independent of the doping amount of Yb. Moreover, when the Y2O3, Al2O3, and Yb2O3 mixtures were laid aside for some time in the air after milling and drying, the performances of the as-prepared Yb:YAG ceramics would be affected distinctively. It is likely because the Y2O3 is easily hydrolyzed to Y(OH)3, Y(OH)2+ and Y2(OH)24+, which impinged the sintering activity of the powder mixture.
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