Japanese Journal of Applied Physics · 2002 · 28 citations · 1 references
Natural SciencesMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceCeramic MaterialsCeramicsOptical MaterialsOptical CeramicsPerovskite MaterialsPowder MetallurgyPowder ProcessingPowder TechnologySinteringBarium Titanate CeramicsCeramic PowdersLead Zirconate TitanateLead Zirconate Titanate CeramicsOxide CeramicsPlasma Treatment Of CeramicsSpark Plasma SinteringTransparent Ceramics
A new method of preparing transparent PbZrO3-PbTiO3-Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3 (PZ-PT-PZN) ceramics was proposed. This is a multiprocess in which the mixtures of calcined powders were spark plasma sintered for 10 min and then thermally treated for 1 h. Although the sintering time was very short, the densities of the samples prepared by this method were nearly theoretical and the samples were optically transparent. The transparent PZ-PT-PZN ceramics could be promising candidates for applications to areas such as electrooptics and pyrooptics.
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