Processing and characteristics of transparent Gd 3 TaO 7 polycrystalline ceramics
Abstract Transparent polycrystalline Gd 3 TaO 7 ceramics were successfully developed. A sol‐gel process was used to synthesize Gd 3 TaO 7 powder with a uniform composition and an estimated average particle size of 100 nm. Simultaneous thermal gravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis (...
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Published in | Journal of the American Ceramic Society Vol. 101; no. 5; pp. 1847 - 1856 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
01.05.2018
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Summary: | Abstract
Transparent polycrystalline Gd
3
TaO
7
ceramics were successfully developed. A sol‐gel process was used to synthesize Gd
3
TaO
7
powder with a uniform composition and an estimated average particle size of 100 nm. Simultaneous thermal gravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis (
TGA
/
DTA
) was used to identify the decomposition sequence as a function of temperature for the as‐synthesized sol‐gel powders. Crystallization was confirmed by X‐ray diffraction (
XRD
) and a single phase was achieved by calcining at 1000°C. The calcined powders were hot‐pressed at 1400°C to achieve >96% theoretical density with closed pore structure followed by a hot isostatic pressing at 1400°C at 207
MP
a to achieve a fully dense structure. Microstructural characterization shows a uniform grain size distribution with an average grain size of about 7 μm. In‐line transmission measurements revealed high transparency in the red and infrared. Thermal conductivity was measured to be >1.6 W/
mK
at room temperature, decreasing to ~1.3 W/
mK
by 500°C. Dielectric properties remain stable with relative permittivity values just above 200 and loss tangents <0.005 up to 350°C. |
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ISSN: | 0002-7820 1551-2916 |
DOI: | 10.1111/jace.15359 |