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.

Discusses the wide range of applications for transparent ceramics Presents an overview on simple and complex oxides suitable as transparent material Describes the synthesis and processing techniques that meet the requirements for obtaining transparent ceramic materials Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Zhuohao Xiao is a Professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Jingdezhen Ceramic Institute. His research interests focus on ceramic materials, glass-ceramics, glass materials and so on. Shuangchen Ruan is a Professor and President of Shenzhen Technology University. His research interests include solid-state lasers, fiber lasers, ultrafast pulse generation, nanocarbon materials and so on. Ling Bing Kong is a Professor at the College of New Materials and New Energies, Shenzhen Technology University. His research interests include processing and characterization of functional ceramics, electromagnetic composite materials and nanomaterials. Wenxiu Que is a Professor in the School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China. His research interests cover nanocomposites for energy and environment applications, thin film solar cells and transparent laser ceramics. Kun Zhou is a Professor at the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. His research interests include micro/nano mechanics of materials and structures, novel computational methods for modeling material behaviour, and sustainable energy, green technologies and so on. Yin Liu is a Professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Anhui University of Science and Technology, Huainan, China, His research interests include inorganic functional materials, magnetic nanomaterials, functional ceramics, new energy materials, resource recycling and so on. Tianshu Zhang is the CEO of Anhui Advanced Target Co Ltd, Anhui, China. His research interests include metal oxide-based chemical sensors, functional nanomaterials and thin films, ferroelectric ceramics, thermoelectric materials, solid oxide fuel cells and materials, ceramic processing and sintering.

Inhalt
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.