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JOURNAL OF ALLOYS AND COMPOUNDS
Volume 646, Issue -, Pages 760-765Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2015.05.272
Keywords
Calcium fluoride; Erbium; Transparent ceramic; Microstructure; Optical transmission
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- State Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China [51432007]
- Project for Science and Technology Plan of Wuhan City [201210231092]
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CaF2 nanoparticles doped with different Er concentrations were synthesized by a co-precipitation method. The phase compositions and morphology of the obtained Er:CaF2 nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy analysis. It was found that the size and shape of obtained CaF2 nanoparticles were modified through Er3+ doping. High quality Er:CaF2 transparent ceramics were fabricated by hot-pressed sintering method in a vacuum environment. The influence of Er3+ doping concentrations and sintering temperatures on optical transmission and microstructure of Er:CaF2 transparent ceramics were investigated. When doped with 5 mol% Er3+, the CaF2 ceramic sintered at 800 degrees C showed the best optical transmission, and for the 2 mm thickness sample, the optical transmission reached about 90% in the near-infrared spectral region. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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