Abstract
Nanocrystalline powders of aluminum–magnesium spinel synthesized by the hydrolysis of Mg–Al double isopropylate have been studied, micrographs of the samples have been obtained, and x-ray phase analysis has been carried out. Hot uniaxial pressing was used to fabricate ceramic samples that possess the highest transmittance in the IR region. It is established that the heating rate, temperature, and heat-treatment time when the nanopowders are synthesized affects their structural and morphological properties, as well as the optical properties of the ceramic made from them. The optimum conditions for synthesizing the powders is determined, and the transmission spectra of the ceramic samples are studied.
© 2016 Optical Society of America
PDF Article
More Like This
Overview of transparent optical ceramics for high-energy lasers at NRL
Woohong Kim, Guillermo Villalobos, Colin Baker, Jesse Frantz, Brandon Shaw, Shyam Bayya, Steven Bowman, Bryan Sadowski, Michael Hunt, Benjamin Rock, Ishwar Aggarwal, and Jasbinder Sanghera
Appl. Opt. 54(31) F210-F221 (2015)
Cited By
You do not have subscription access to this journal. Cited by links are available to subscribers only. You may subscribe either as an Optica member, or as an authorized user of your institution.
Contact your librarian or system administrator
or
Login to access Optica Member Subscription
Add to BibSonomy