高透光率Nd:YAG透明陶瓷的制备与性能研究

以Y(NO₃)₃·6H₂O、Al (NO₃)₃·9H₂O、(NH₄)₂SO₄和Nd(NO₃)₃为原料, NH₄HCO₃为沉淀剂, 以TEOS作为添加剂, 采用共沉淀法制备出Nd:YAG前驱体粉体; 前驱体经过1200℃煅烧5h后, 得到分散性好, 颗粒近似球型、纯YAG立方相的Nd:YAG纳米粉体, 其平均粒径约为100nm. 煅烧后的粉体压制成素坯, 在1700～1800℃煅烧10h, 可获得透光性良好的Nd:YAG激光透明陶瓷, YAG晶粒的平均尺寸为15μm, 晶界处和晶粒内没有杂质、气孔存在, 无散射中心. 1.5mm厚的样品在近红外波长为1064nm处透过率为83.5%, 基本接近于透明Nd:YAG晶体的理论值.

Preparation and Characteristic of Properties of High Transmission Nd:YAG Transparent Ceramic

Neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) precursor powders were fabricated by co-precipitation method, using Al(NO₃)₃·9H₂O, Y(NO₃)₃·6H₂O, (NH₄)₂SO₄ and Nd(NO₃)₃ as raw materials, NH₄HCO₃ as precipitator, TEOS as sintering additive. After calcining the Nd:YAG precursor at 1200℃ for 5h, the well dispersive, spherical pure cubic YAG nano-powders with average particle size of about 100nm were obtained. Subsequently, calcined powders were molded by cold isostatic presses. Transparent ceramics of excellent transmission were obtained by sintering Nd:YAG green body at 1700-1800℃ for 10h in vacuum. The ceramic crystal grains with average size of about 15μm appear uniformity. There is no impurity and core in grain interface and inner-grain. No scattering center can be detected. The transmission of the sample with thickness of 1.5mm is 83.5% at the near infrared wavelength of 1064nm, which is very close to the theoretical value of Nd:YAG single crystal.