Simultaneously improved transparency, photochromic contrast and Curie temperature<i>via</i>rare-earth ion modification in KNN-based ceramics
Jinfeng Lin, Jiwei Zhai, Xiao Wu, Bo Shen, Huihua Ye, Huajing Wang
Abstract
Higher temperature sintering and donor doping caused a series of changes, such as vacancy defects, microstructure and relaxor-feature, which led to the simultaneous improvement of optical transparency, PC contrast and<italic>T</italic><sub>c</sub>of the KNNLB-RE ceramics.
Topics & Concepts
Materials sciencePhotochromismCurie temperatureTransparent ceramicsCeramicMicrostructureRare earthVacancy defectTransparency (behavior)Contrast (vision)DopingSinteringIonCondensed matter physicsOpticsOptoelectronicsNanotechnologyChemistryMetallurgyFerromagnetismPhysicsOrganic chemistryComputer scienceComputer securityFerroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsPhotorefractive and Nonlinear OpticsMicrowave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis