Transparent rare earth aluminum garnet ceramics
AssigneeKonoshima Chemical Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakagimi YANAGITANI, Hoshiteru NOZAWA, Hideki YAGI
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Abstract
Provided is a transparent rare earth aluminum garnet ceramic that has a highlight transmission rate and can be mass produced. The transparent rare earth aluminum garnet ceramic is represented by general formula R3Al5O12 (R is an element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements having an atomic number of 65 to 71) and includes Si and Y as sintering aids, or is represented by general formula R3Al5O12 (R is an element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements having an atomic number of 65 to 70) and includes Si and Lu as sintering aids.
Claims2
A transparent rare earth aluminum garnet ceramic represented by molecular formula R3Al5O12, wherein:
- R is an element selected from the group consisting of rare earth elements having an atomic number of 65 to 70, and wherein the transparent rare earth aluminum garnet ceramic comprises at least two sintering aids, said at least two sintering aids comprising Si and Lu.
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