Synthesis of YAG Powders by Co-Precipitation Method

Abstract

In this paper, yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) powders were synthesized by the normal-strike co-precipitation method (adding precipitant solution to the metal nitrate solution). Aluminum nitrate (Al (NO3)39H2O) and yttrium nitrate (Y(NO3)36H2O) were used as raw materials and ammonium hydrogen carbonate (AHC) was used as the precipitant. The precursor was calcined at the temperature of 900-1200 °C for 2 hours. The crystal structure and microstructure of YAG powders were investigated and analyzed by XRD, FESEM, TG-DTA and laser particle size analysis. The results show that the concentration of metal ion and AHC have a significant effect on crystal structure of YAG powders, and pure YAG powders were obtained at 1000 °C when the concentration of Al3+was 0.1 mol/L and the concentration of AHC was 1 mol/L. The average primary crystallites particle sizes were ranged from 50 nm to100 nm in diameter. nanosize YAG powders with excellent properties and good dispersity can be produced at the temperature of 1100 °C.