Synthesis and Characterization of Nd:YAG Ceramics for Laser Applications
Materials known as Nd:YAG are crystalline materials of the cubic system made from the neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet, which, among others, have excellent optical properties. Nd:YAG four-level laser devices are frequently used in both the health and industrial sectors. In this study, a simpl...
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| author | Olga Alondra Echartea-Reyes Gloria Verónica Vázquez José Adalberto Castillo-Robles Juan López-Hernández Carlos Adrián Calles-Arriaga Wilian Jesús Pech-Rodríguez Enrique Rocha-Rangel |
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| description | Materials known as Nd:YAG are crystalline materials of the cubic system made from the neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet, which, among others, have excellent optical properties. Nd:YAG four-level laser devices are frequently used in both the health and industrial sectors. In this study, a simple and inexpensive alternative to manufacturing Nd:YAG materials through solid state reactions following powder processing routes was proposed. For this, an intense mixture of the precursor materials (Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) was carried out, followed by the addition of neodymium atoms to improve the optical properties of the resulting material. High-energy mechanical mixing of the precursor powders resulted in submicron particles with good size distributions of the powders. The advance of YAG formation was monitored by intermediate phase formation during heat treatment through interrupted tests at different temperatures and analysis by X-ray diffraction. From this analysis, it was found that reaction for the formation of the desired YAG is completed at 1500 °C. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analyses determined the presence of functional groups corresponding to the YAG. Finally, the study employing optical emission spectroscopy showed wavelengths in agreement with those of the electronic structure of the elements of the synthesized Nd:YAG. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5db1b6d3518945b981eb9817dc4f1e192023-11-19T10:00:51ZengMDPI AGCeramics2571-61312023-08-01631655166610.3390/ceramics6030102Synthesis and Characterization of Nd:YAG Ceramics for Laser ApplicationsOlga Alondra Echartea-Reyes0Gloria Verónica Vázquez1José Adalberto Castillo-Robles2Juan López-Hernández3Carlos Adrián Calles-Arriaga4Wilian Jesús Pech-Rodríguez5Enrique Rocha-Rangel6Research and Graduate Department, Universidad Politécnica de Victoria, Ciudad Victoria 87138, MexicoLaboratorio de Óptica Integrada, Centro de Investigaciones en Óptica, A. C., León 37150, MexicoResearch and Graduate Department, Universidad Politécnica de Victoria, Ciudad Victoria 87138, MexicoResearch and Graduate Department, Universidad Politécnica de Victoria, Ciudad Victoria 87138, MexicoResearch and Graduate Department, Universidad Politécnica de Victoria, Ciudad Victoria 87138, MexicoResearch and Graduate Department, Universidad Politécnica de Victoria, Ciudad Victoria 87138, MexicoResearch and Graduate Department, Universidad Politécnica de Victoria, Ciudad Victoria 87138, MexicoMaterials known as Nd:YAG are crystalline materials of the cubic system made from the neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet, which, among others, have excellent optical properties. Nd:YAG four-level laser devices are frequently used in both the health and industrial sectors. In this study, a simple and inexpensive alternative to manufacturing Nd:YAG materials through solid state reactions following powder processing routes was proposed. For this, an intense mixture of the precursor materials (Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> and Y<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>) was carried out, followed by the addition of neodymium atoms to improve the optical properties of the resulting material. High-energy mechanical mixing of the precursor powders resulted in submicron particles with good size distributions of the powders. The advance of YAG formation was monitored by intermediate phase formation during heat treatment through interrupted tests at different temperatures and analysis by X-ray diffraction. From this analysis, it was found that reaction for the formation of the desired YAG is completed at 1500 °C. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy analyses determined the presence of functional groups corresponding to the YAG. Finally, the study employing optical emission spectroscopy showed wavelengths in agreement with those of the electronic structure of the elements of the synthesized Nd:YAG.https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6131/6/3/102Nd-YAGlaseroptical characterization |
| spellingShingle | Olga Alondra Echartea-Reyes Gloria Verónica Vázquez José Adalberto Castillo-Robles Juan López-Hernández Carlos Adrián Calles-Arriaga Wilian Jesús Pech-Rodríguez Enrique Rocha-Rangel Synthesis and Characterization of Nd:YAG Ceramics for Laser Applications Ceramics Nd-YAG laser optical characterization |
| title | Synthesis and Characterization of Nd:YAG Ceramics for Laser Applications |
| title_full | Synthesis and Characterization of Nd:YAG Ceramics for Laser Applications |
| title_fullStr | Synthesis and Characterization of Nd:YAG Ceramics for Laser Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Synthesis and Characterization of Nd:YAG Ceramics for Laser Applications |
| title_short | Synthesis and Characterization of Nd:YAG Ceramics for Laser Applications |
| title_sort | synthesis and characterization of nd yag ceramics for laser applications |
| topic | Nd-YAG laser optical characterization |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-6131/6/3/102 |
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