Abstract Sesquioxide ceramics (Y 2 O 3, Lu 2 O 3 and Sc 2 O 3) along with their solid
solutions show great potential as hosts for solid-state laser gain materials due to their great …

Raw SrF 2 powders were synthesized by the chemical precipitation method, and the mean
particle size was 58.48 nm. Er: SrF 2 transparent ceramics were obtained by hot-pressed …

Zirconia ceramics were prepared by oscillatory pressure sintering (OPS) with zirconia
whisker as the reinforcement. The effects of whisker fraction on the microstructure …

Abstract Yttrium oxide (Y 2 O 3) is a potential material in the development of transparent
polycrystalline ceramics (PTCs). PTCs have possible applications in laser-materials …

Infrared transparent pure Y 2 O 3 nanoceramics were fabricated from citric acid sol-gel
combustion synthesized nanopowder and through the combination of hot pressing and hot …

In this study, highly transparent Yb 2 O 3 ceramics were successfully fabricated via vacuum
sintering at 1800° C for 10 h with ZrO 2 as a sintering additive. The effect of zirconia doping …

Abstract Transparent hexagonal 2 at.% Yb: Sr 5 (PO 4) 3 F (S-FAP) ceramics were effectively
fabricated by hot pressing the coprecipitated powder employing LiF as the sintering additive …

A novel transparent SrF 2/Nd: SrF 2/SrF 2 composite ceramic with sandwich-like laminar
configuration was designed and successfully fabricated by the hot-pressed sintering …

Highly transparent and submicrometer-grained Yb: Y 2 O 3 ceramics were obtained by hot-
pressing method with ZrO 2 sintering additive. Hot-pressing method provides extra driving …

Solid-state ceramic lasers have a wide range of applications in industrial, medical, and
military applications. This research work presents the fabrication of vacuum sintered Y 2 O 3 …