Materials (May 2023)

Electron Beam-Assisted Synthesis of YAG:Ce Ceramics

  • Zhakyp T. Karipbayev,
  • Victor M. Lisitsyn,
  • Mikhail G. Golkovski,
  • Zhassulan S. Zhilgildinov,
  • Anatoli I. Popov,
  • Amangeldy M. Zhunusbekov,
  • Elena Polisadova,
  • Aida Tulegenova,
  • Dossymkhan A. Mussakhanov,
  • Gulnur Alpyssova,
  • Sergei Piskunov

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16114102
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 16, no. 11
p. 4102

Abstract

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In this work, we present the results of the structure and luminescence properties of YAG:Ce (Y3Al5O12 doped with Ce3+ ions) ceramic samples. Their synthesis was carried out by sintering samples from the initial oxide powders under the powerful action of a high-energy electron beam with an energy of 1.4 MeV and a power density of 22–25 kW/cm2. The measured diffraction patterns of the synthesized ceramics are in good agreement with the standard for YAG. Luminescence characteristics at stationary/time-resolved regimes were studied. It is shown that under the influence of a high-power electron beam on a mixture of powders, it is possible to synthesize YAG:Ce luminescent ceramics with characteristics close to the well-known YAG:Ce phosphor ceramics obtained by traditional methods of solid-state synthesis. Thus, it has been demonstrated that the technology of radiation synthesis of luminescent ceramics is very promising.

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