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Phase transformation of Er3+-doped Al2O3 powders prepared by the sol-gel method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 March 2011

X. J. Wang ,
M. K. Lei ,
T. Yang  and
L. J. Yuan
X. J. Wang
Affiliation:
Surface Engineering Laboratory, Department of Materials Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People's Republic of China
M. K. Lei*
Affiliation:
Surface Engineering Laboratory, Department of Materials Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People's Republic of China
T. Yang
Affiliation:
Surface Engineering Laboratory, Department of Materials Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People's Republic of China
L. J. Yuan
Affiliation:
Surface Engineering Laboratory, Department of Materials Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, People's Republic of China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: surfeng@dlut.edu.cn
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Abstract

Er3+-doped Al2O3 powders were prepared by the sol-gel method, using aluminum isopropoxide [Al(OC3H7)3]-derived Al2O3 sols. The phase content diagram for the Er-doped Al–O system with the doping concentration up to 20 mol% is presented for sintering temperature from 550 to 1250 °C. The different crystalline types of (Al,Er)2O3 phases—γ, θ, α—and two Er-Al-O phases—ErAlO3 and Al10Er6O24—were detected. The Er3+ doping in the Al2O3 phases has a significant effect on phase transformations for γ → θ and θ → α, indicating the enhancement for stability of the γ and θ phases. Compared with the γ–Al2O3 phase, the γ–(Al,Er)2O3 phase can be obtained at high temperatures up to about 1100 °C. The θ–(Al,Er)2O3 phase, together with the α–(Al,Er)2O3 phase, was still observed at 1200 °C under the high Er3+ doping concentration. The Er3+ doping suppressed the crystallization of the γ and θ phases. At a low Er3+ doping concentration from about 2 to 5 mol%, the ErAlO3 phase precipitated out around 1100 °C. The Al10Er6O24 phase was observed at all sintering temperatures; the precipitation was carried out to all Er3+ doping concentrations with increasing sintering temperatures up to about 1200 °C.

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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 18 , Issue 10 , October 2003 , pp. 2401 - 2405
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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