TY - BOOK AU - Kong,Ling Bing AU - Huang,Y.Z. AU - Que,W.X. AU - Zhang,T.S. AU - Li,S. AU - Zhang,J. AU - Dong,Z.L. AU - Tang,D.Y. ED - SpringerLink (Online service) TI - Transparent Ceramics T2 - Topics in Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, SN - 9783319189567 AV - TP807-823 U1 - 620.14 23 PY - 2015/// CY - Cham PB - Springer International Publishing, Imprint: Springer KW - Materials Science KW - Inorganic Chemistry KW - Lasers KW - Photonics KW - Engineering KW - Materials KW - Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Methods KW - Materials Engineering KW - Laser Technology, Photonics N1 - Preface -- Introduction -- Transparent Ceramic Materials -- Ceramic Powder Synthesis -- Powder Characterization and Compaction -- Sintering and Densification (I) – Conventional Sintering Technologies -- Sintering and Densification (II) – New Sintering Technologies -- Sintering and Densification of Transparent Ceramics Grain Growth and Microstructure Development -- Laser Applications -- Other Applications of Transparent Ceramics N2 - 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 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18956-7 ER -