As a promising magneto-optical(MO)material applied in Faraday isolators,magneto-optical ceramics possess excellent comprehensive properties and have attracted much attention these years.Herein,we review the fabricatio...As a promising magneto-optical(MO)material applied in Faraday isolators,magneto-optical ceramics possess excellent comprehensive properties and have attracted much attention these years.Herein,we review the fabrication and properties of magneto-optical ceramics including garnet,sesquioxide,and A_(2)B_(2)O_(7) ceramics.Some of the ceramics have been proved to possess applicable performance,while further studies are still needed for most of the magneto-optical ceramics.Aiming at the application for isolators,the research status,existing problems,and development trends of magneto-optical ceramics are shown and discussed in this review.展开更多
Fine grained 8 mol%yttria-stabilized zirconia(8YSZ)transparent ceramics with high optical and mechanical properties were fabricated by air pre-sintering and hot isostatic pressing(HIP)using commercial 8YSZ powders as ...Fine grained 8 mol%yttria-stabilized zirconia(8YSZ)transparent ceramics with high optical and mechanical properties were fabricated by air pre-sintering and hot isostatic pressing(HIP)using commercial 8YSZ powders as the raw material.The pre-sintered ceramics with fine grains and appropriate relative density play a key role to achieve high transparency and suppressed grain size after HIP post-treatment at relatively low temperatures.With the increase of HIP temperature from 1350 to 1550℃,the in-line transmittance of 8YSZ ceramics at 600 nm increases from 56.9%to 71.5%(2.5 mm in thickness),and the average grain size increases from 2.4 to 16.3μm.The corresponding bending strength of 8YSZ transparent ceramics decreases from 328±20 to 289±19 MPa,the hardness(H)decreases from 12.9±0.1 to 12.5±0.2 GPa,and the fracture toughness(KIC)decreases from 1.30±0.02 to 1.26±0.03 MPa·m^(1/2).Systematical investigations were carried out to study the combination of high optical transparency and excellent mechanical properties in 8YSZ ceramics.展开更多
Non-stoichiometric Tb_(2)(Hf_(1-x)Tb_(x))_(2)O_(7-x)(x=-0.07-0.45)magneto-optical ceramics were fabricated by solid-state reactive sintering in vacuum combined with hot isostatic pressing(HIP)posttreatment without any...Non-stoichiometric Tb_(2)(Hf_(1-x)Tb_(x))_(2)O_(7-x)(x=-0.07-0.45)magneto-optical ceramics were fabricated by solid-state reactive sintering in vacuum combined with hot isostatic pressing(HIP)posttreatment without any sintering aids.The phase composition,densification process,microstructure,optical transmittance,and Verdet constant of Tb_(2)(Hf_(1-x)Tb_(x))_(2)O_(7-x)ceramics were investigated.The in-line transmittance of(Tb_(0.93)Hf_(0.04))_(2)Hf_(2)O_(7.07)ceramics with a thickness of 2.0 mm reaches 74.6%at 1064 nm.The Verdet constant of Tb_(2)(Hf_(1-x)Tb_(x))_(2)O_(7-x)ceramics is-153.4,-155.8,and-181.2 rad/(T-m)at the wavelength of 633 nm when x=-0.07,0,and 0.1,respectively.The Verdet constant increases with the increase of Tb content,and these values are higher than that of the commercial Tb_(3)Ga_(5)O_(12) crystal,indicating that non-stoichiometric Tb_(2)(Hf_(1-x)Tb_(x))_(2)O_(7-x)ceramics have a great potential for the application in Faraday isolators.展开更多
Faraday isolators can prevent the front-end system from disturbance and damage caused by a back-reflected beam,so they are important elements in laser systems.As magneto-optical materials are the most important compon...Faraday isolators can prevent the front-end system from disturbance and damage caused by a back-reflected beam,so they are important elements in laser systems.As magneto-optical materials are the most important component in Faraday isolators,the studies on magneto-optical materials have attracted much attention these years.Tb_(3)Al_(5)O_(12)(TAG)ceramics are considered to be one of the most promising magneto-optical materials for visible to near-infrared wavelength band application because of their outstanding comprehensive magneto-optical performance.However,the optical quality of TAG ceramics needs further optimization to meet the application requirements.In this work,high optical quality(Tb_(1−x)Y_(x))_(3)Al_(5)O_(12)(x=0,0.05,0.1,0.2,and 0.3)magneto-optical ceramics were fabricated successfully by solid-state reaction sintering combined with hot isostatic pressing(HIP)post-treatment.All the ceramics obtained showed a single garnet phase for different values of x in the range studied.The addition of Y2O3 was found to suppress the secondary phase and improve optical quality significantly.The ceramic samples obtained had clear grain boundaries and possessed the in-line transmittance values of 82.9%at 1064 nm and 82.2%at 633 nm,respectively.The Verdet constants of(Tb_(1−x)Y_(x))_(3)Al_(5)O_(12)ceramics with x=0,0.05,0.1,0.2,and 0.3 were−188.1,−175.4,−168.5,−143.0,and−119.9 rad/(T·m),respectively.The thermal conductivity of TAG ceramics was found to be 5.23 W/(m·K)at 25℃,and when 20%Y was substituted in place of Tb,the thermal conductivity decreased by only 9.4%.展开更多
基金supported by the General Program of Shanghai Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.22ZR1471500)the International Partnership Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.121631KYSB20200039)+1 种基金the International Cooperation Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission(Grant No.20520750200)The IChHPS RAS work was supported by the Russian Science Foundation(Grant No.18-13-00355).
文摘As a promising magneto-optical(MO)material applied in Faraday isolators,magneto-optical ceramics possess excellent comprehensive properties and have attracted much attention these years.Herein,we review the fabrication and properties of magneto-optical ceramics including garnet,sesquioxide,and A_(2)B_(2)O_(7) ceramics.Some of the ceramics have been proved to possess applicable performance,while further studies are still needed for most of the magneto-optical ceramics.Aiming at the application for isolators,the research status,existing problems,and development trends of magneto-optical ceramics are shown and discussed in this review.
基金This work was supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2021YFE0104800)the Key Research Project of Frontier Science of Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.QYZDB-SSW-JSC022).
文摘Fine grained 8 mol%yttria-stabilized zirconia(8YSZ)transparent ceramics with high optical and mechanical properties were fabricated by air pre-sintering and hot isostatic pressing(HIP)using commercial 8YSZ powders as the raw material.The pre-sintered ceramics with fine grains and appropriate relative density play a key role to achieve high transparency and suppressed grain size after HIP post-treatment at relatively low temperatures.With the increase of HIP temperature from 1350 to 1550℃,the in-line transmittance of 8YSZ ceramics at 600 nm increases from 56.9%to 71.5%(2.5 mm in thickness),and the average grain size increases from 2.4 to 16.3μm.The corresponding bending strength of 8YSZ transparent ceramics decreases from 328±20 to 289±19 MPa,the hardness(H)decreases from 12.9±0.1 to 12.5±0.2 GPa,and the fracture toughness(KIC)decreases from 1.30±0.02 to 1.26±0.03 MPa·m^(1/2).Systematical investigations were carried out to study the combination of high optical transparency and excellent mechanical properties in 8YSZ ceramics.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2021YFE0104800)the NSFC-RFBR Cooperative Research Project(Grant No.61911530135)the Key Research Project of the Frontier Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.QYZDB-SSWJSC022)。
文摘Non-stoichiometric Tb_(2)(Hf_(1-x)Tb_(x))_(2)O_(7-x)(x=-0.07-0.45)magneto-optical ceramics were fabricated by solid-state reactive sintering in vacuum combined with hot isostatic pressing(HIP)posttreatment without any sintering aids.The phase composition,densification process,microstructure,optical transmittance,and Verdet constant of Tb_(2)(Hf_(1-x)Tb_(x))_(2)O_(7-x)ceramics were investigated.The in-line transmittance of(Tb_(0.93)Hf_(0.04))_(2)Hf_(2)O_(7.07)ceramics with a thickness of 2.0 mm reaches 74.6%at 1064 nm.The Verdet constant of Tb_(2)(Hf_(1-x)Tb_(x))_(2)O_(7-x)ceramics is-153.4,-155.8,and-181.2 rad/(T-m)at the wavelength of 633 nm when x=-0.07,0,and 0.1,respectively.The Verdet constant increases with the increase of Tb content,and these values are higher than that of the commercial Tb_(3)Ga_(5)O_(12) crystal,indicating that non-stoichiometric Tb_(2)(Hf_(1-x)Tb_(x))_(2)O_(7-x)ceramics have a great potential for the application in Faraday isolators.
基金the National Key R&D Program of China(Nos.2021YFE0104800 and 2023YFB3812000)the General Project of Shanghai Natural Science Foundation(No.22ZR1471500)+2 种基金the International Partnership Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.121631KYSB20200039)the International Cooperation Project of Shanghai Science and Technology Commission(No.20520750200)and National Center for Research and Development(Contract No.WPC2/1/SCAPOL/2021).Partial work was also financially supported by the Hengdian Group.
文摘Faraday isolators can prevent the front-end system from disturbance and damage caused by a back-reflected beam,so they are important elements in laser systems.As magneto-optical materials are the most important component in Faraday isolators,the studies on magneto-optical materials have attracted much attention these years.Tb_(3)Al_(5)O_(12)(TAG)ceramics are considered to be one of the most promising magneto-optical materials for visible to near-infrared wavelength band application because of their outstanding comprehensive magneto-optical performance.However,the optical quality of TAG ceramics needs further optimization to meet the application requirements.In this work,high optical quality(Tb_(1−x)Y_(x))_(3)Al_(5)O_(12)(x=0,0.05,0.1,0.2,and 0.3)magneto-optical ceramics were fabricated successfully by solid-state reaction sintering combined with hot isostatic pressing(HIP)post-treatment.All the ceramics obtained showed a single garnet phase for different values of x in the range studied.The addition of Y2O3 was found to suppress the secondary phase and improve optical quality significantly.The ceramic samples obtained had clear grain boundaries and possessed the in-line transmittance values of 82.9%at 1064 nm and 82.2%at 633 nm,respectively.The Verdet constants of(Tb_(1−x)Y_(x))_(3)Al_(5)O_(12)ceramics with x=0,0.05,0.1,0.2,and 0.3 were−188.1,−175.4,−168.5,−143.0,and−119.9 rad/(T·m),respectively.The thermal conductivity of TAG ceramics was found to be 5.23 W/(m·K)at 25℃,and when 20%Y was substituted in place of Tb,the thermal conductivity decreased by only 9.4%.
