Fabrication of K(Ta0.5Nb0.5)O3 electro-optic transparent ceramics by conventional sintering technique
摘要
K(Ta0.5Nb0.5)O3 electro-optic transparent ceramics were fabricated using solid-state synthesis and a conventional sintering technique. The effects of the sintering temperature Ts and the excess KHCO3 content y on densification, crystal structure, microstructure and electric properties were investigated. Dense ceramics with a relative density of 97–98% were obtained at Ts = 1150–1170 °C and y = 1 and 3 mol%. At an infrared wavelength λ of 1310 nm, the ceramics with a thickness of about 0.2 mm exhibited a higher optical transmittance of 35–49% at y = 1 mol% than that of 1–13% at y = 3 mol%. For the ceramics with y = 1 mol%, the linear EO effect r of 252 and 268 pm/V was measured at Ts = 1160 and 1170 °C, respectively. The further increase in the EO effect can be anticipated through the microstructural modification of the ceramics.
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