Controlling stoichiometry in materials is a critical consideration in advanced applications.
Non-stoichiometry due to sulfur excess or sulfur loss is observed in the CaS-La_2S_3 (CLS) …

While doping of semiconductors or oxides is crucial for numerous technological
applications, its control remains difficult especially when the material is reduced down to the …

The quantification of elemental impurities in aluminum oxide powder is important due to its
large demand for various industrial applications. One of the techniques to perform such …

Transparent ceramics are important optical materials with applications in street lighting, high-
strength windows, electro-and magneto-optical isolators, high-power laser gain media and …

Abstract Laser grade 8 at.% Yb: Y 2 O 3 transparent ceramics were fabricated with ZrO 2 as
a sintering additive by using hot isostatic pressing. The hot isostatic pressed 8 at.% Yb: Y 2 …

The effect of silica on the densification of transparent YAG ceramics has long been
investigated. The present paper makes a step forward on the quantification of the Si amount …

Advanced ceramics require well defined stoichiometries to exhibit their optimal electronic
and optical behaviors. The CaS-La 2 S 3 solid solution exhibits promising optical and …

This chapter focuses on inherent difficulties and procedures such as high-precision
stoichiometry powder processing, green body formation and sintering in fabricating …

Commercial α-Al 2 O 3 and Y 2 O 3 powders with 0.5 wt% TEOS were used to fabricate
transparent polycrystalline YAG ceramics by reactive spark plasma sintering. The powder …

Transparent ceramics are an important class of optical materials with applications in street-
lighting, high-strength windows, electro-and magneto-optical isolators, high-power laser …