Abstract
Yttrium aluminum garnet (YAG) and neodymium- doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd-YAG) nanocrystalline powders were successfully grown using cost effective sol spray process without the addition of any chelating agent or organic templates. Thermal decomposition behavior was studied by thermogravimetry (TG) and differential thermal analysis (DTA). Results revealed that crystallization of YAG started around 920 °C. The shrinkage/expansion behavior of synthesized powder was examined by dilatometer and revealing that sintering kinetics of these materials can be related to the evaporation of binder and formation of crystalline phases. Nano-crystallinity and garnet structure of YAG and Nd-YAG specimens were analyzed by Raman, fourier transform infra red (FTIR), and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. XRD patterns were indexed using Rietveld refinement method. Smaller lattice parameter and a small change in atomic position of oxygen were found in Nd-YAG when compared with YAG structure. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) results indicated that particle size of Nd-YAG was 150 nm. The morphology of Nd-YAG nanosized powder was rounded in shape.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 645-651 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - May 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Dilatometery
- FTIR
- Nano-crystalline
- Nd-YAG
- SEM
- Sol spray process
- TG/DTA
- XRD
- YAG