Enhanced optical properties of translucent YVO 4 ceramic fabricated by spark-plasma-sintering (SPS) via texture-controlled microstructure
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Achieving an (001) orientation-aligned structure in the YVO 4 green bodies by colloidal processing with a strong magnetic field can enhance the optical properties of translucent YVO 4 ceramics fabricated by a spark-plasma-sintering (SPS) technique. YVO 4 green bodies with orientation along the (001) direction are successfully attained from a well-dispersed and highly stable YVO 4 slurry containing 15 vol% YVO 4 nanopowders prepared at 1 wt% of dispersant under a pH > 9. By designing the (001) texture of YVO 4 with aligning the slip casting direction parallel to the magnetic field B during the slip casting, the YVO 4 SPSed at a temperature of T = 1300 °C gained much higher transmittance than that of non-textured random YVO 4 , indicating that controlling the microstructure by colloidal processing with a strong magnetic field is an effective approach to improving the optical properties of YVO 4 ceramics.
Source: Optics Express
DOI: 10.1364/oe.538699
Language: English
Subfield: Ceramics and Composites
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $2,270
OpenAlex ID: W4409115014