Article
Er:YAG polycrystalline ceramics: The effects of the particle size distribution on the structural and optical properties
Autor
MOREIRA OSORIO, L.
PONCE CABRERA, LUIS VIDAL
FLORES REYES, TERESA
PEÑALOZA MENDOZA, Y.
VAZQUEZ, O.
PÉREZ, Y.
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Resumen
The effects of the particle size distribution on the structural and optical properties of Er:YAG polycrystalline ceramics were investigated. For this purpose, two distribution groups were used: monomodal and bimodal. The results demonstrate that the use of bimodal distributions improves the density and optical properties of Er:YAG ceramics compared with the studied monomodal distributions. The best result was obtained for the bimodal distribution that resulted from mixing two monomodal distributions (1:4) with an average particle size ratio of 2:1. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l.