Issue 20, 2012
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CrystEngComm

Dendritic growth of yttrium aluminum garnet from an oxide melt in the system SiO2/Al2O3/Y2O3/CaO

Ashkan Keshavarzi,a   Wolfgang Wisniewski*a  and  Christian Rüssela  

* Corresponding authors

a Otto-Schott-Institut, Jena University, Fraunhoferstr. 6, Jena, Germany
E-mail: wolfgang.w@uni-jena.de

Abstract

Glasses with the compositions x CaO·1CeF3 (11−0.2x) Y2O3·(49.2−0.8x) Al2O3·28.8 SiO2 (with x = 10, 20, 30 and 40) were thermally annealed at 1200 °C for 6 h. This led to the crystallization of yttrium aluminium garnet (YAG) as the only occurring phase. The crystals formed dendrites instead of monolithic bodies with large quantities of glassy phase between the dendrite arms. Large, cube shaped crystals occurred in the samples with the highest and the lowest calcium concentration (10 and 40 mol%). Interpenetrating dendrites were detected in samples with calcium concentrations of 20 and 30 mol% using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD). The glass-ceramics show intense fluorescence due to Ce3+ and might be suitable for lighting technology to convert the blue light of light emitting diodes to white light.

Graphical abstract: Dendritic growth of yttrium aluminum garnet from an oxide melt in the system SiO2/Al2O3/Y2O3/CaO

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CE25961C
Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Jun 2012
Accepted
23 Jul 2012
First published
24 Jul 2012

CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 6904-6909

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Dendritic growth of yttrium aluminum garnet from an oxide melt in the system SiO2/Al2O3/Y2O3/CaO

A. Keshavarzi, W. Wisniewski and C. Rüssel, CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 6904 DOI: 10.1039/C2CE25961C

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