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Transparent Ceramics

  • Discusses the wide range of applications for transparent ceramics
  • Presents an overview on simple and complex oxides suitable as transparent material
  • Describes the synthesis and processing techniques that meet the requirements for obtaining transparent ceramic materials
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
  2. Introduction

    • Ling Bing Kong, Yizhong Huang, Wenxiu Que, Tianshu Zhang, Sean Li, Jian Zhang et al.
    Pages 1-28
  3. Transparent Ceramic Materials

    • Ling Bing Kong, Yizhong Huang, Wenxiu Que, Tianshu Zhang, Sean Li, Jian Zhang et al.
    Pages 29-91
  4. Ceramic Powder Synthesis

    • Ling Bing Kong, Yizhong Huang, Wenxiu Que, Tianshu Zhang, Sean Li, Jian Zhang et al.
    Pages 93-189
  5. Powder Characterization and Compaction

    • Ling Bing Kong, Yizhong Huang, Wenxiu Que, Tianshu Zhang, Sean Li, Jian Zhang et al.
    Pages 191-290
  6. Sintering and Densification (I)—Conventional Sintering Technologies

    • Ling Bing Kong, Yizhong Huang, Wenxiu Que, Tianshu Zhang, Sean Li, Jian Zhang et al.
    Pages 291-394
  7. Sintering and Densification (II)—New Sintering Technologies

    • Ling Bing Kong, Yizhong Huang, Wenxiu Que, Tianshu Zhang, Sean Li, Jian Zhang et al.
    Pages 395-465
  8. Sintering and Densification of Transparent Ceramics

    • Ling Bing Kong, Yizhong Huang, Wenxiu Que, Tianshu Zhang, Sean Li, Jian Zhang et al.
    Pages 467-517
  9. Grain Growth and Microstructure Development

    • Ling Bing Kong, Yizhong Huang, Wenxiu Que, Tianshu Zhang, Sean Li, Jian Zhang et al.
    Pages 519-579
  10. Laser Applications

    • Ling Bing Kong, Yizhong Huang, Wenxiu Que, Tianshu Zhang, Sean Li, Jian Zhang et al.
    Pages 581-674
  11. Other Applications

    • Ling Bing Kong, Yizhong Huang, Wenxiu Que, Tianshu Zhang, Sean Li, Jian Zhang et al.
    Pages 675-734

About this book

This book covers the latest progress in the field of transparent ceramics, emphasizing their processing as well as solid-state lasers. It consists of 10 chapters covering the synthesis, characterization and compaction, fundamentals of sintering, densification of transparent ceramics by different methods as well as transparent ceramic applications. This book can be used as a reference for senior undergraduate to postgraduate students, researchers, engineers and material scientists working in solid-state physics.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School Materials Science & Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

    Ling Bing Kong

  • School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

    Y. Z. Huang, Z. L. Dong

  • School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Electronic Materials Research Laboratory, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China

    W. X. Que

  • Anhui Target Advanced Ceramics Technology, Hefei, China

    T. S. Zhang

  • School of Materials Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

    S. Li

  • Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Laser, Jiangsu Normal University, Xuzhou, China

    J. Zhang

  • School of Electric and Electronic Engine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore

    D. Y. Tang

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