Preparation and Optical Properties of Infrared Transparent 3Y-TZP Ceramics

Chuanfeng Wang; Xiaojian Mao; Ya-Pei Peng; Benxue Jiang; Jintai Fan; Yangyang Xu; Long Zhang; Jingtai Zhao

doi:10.3390/ma10040390

Preparation and Optical Properties of Infrared Transparent 3Y-TZP Ceramics

Materials (Basel). 2017 Apr 7;10(4):390. doi: 10.3390/ma10040390.

Authors

Chuanfeng Wang^{1

2}, Xiaojian Mao³, Ya-Pei Peng^{4

5}, Benxue Jiang⁶, Jintai Fan⁷, Yangyang Xu^{8

9}, Long Zhang¹⁰, Jingtai Zhao¹¹

Affiliations

¹ State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China. wangchuanfeng.052@163.com.
² Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China. wangchuanfeng.052@163.com.
³ Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China. xmao@siom.ac.cn.
⁴ Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China. mimi04849@gmail.com.
⁵ Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China. mimi04849@gmail.com.
⁶ Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China. jiangsic@foxmail.com.
⁷ Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China. jtfan@siom.ac.cn.
⁸ State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China. shuxyy@outlook.com.
⁹ Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China. shuxyy@outlook.com.
¹⁰ Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China. lzhang@siom.ac.cn.
¹¹ State Key Laboratory of Advanced Special Steel, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Advanced Ferrometallurgy, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China. jingtai@shu.edu.cn.

Abstract

In the present study, a tough tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline (Y-TZP) material was developed for use in high-speed infrared windows and domes. The influence of the preparation procedure and the microstructure on the material's optical properties was evaluated by SEM and FT-IR spectroscopy. It was revealed that a high transmittance up to 77% in the three- to five-micrometer IR region could be obtained when the sample was pre-sintered at 1225 °C and subjected to hot isostatic pressing (HIP) at 1275 °C for two hours. The infrared transmittance and emittance at elevated temperature were also examined. The in-line transmittance remained stable as the temperature increased to 427 °C, with degradation being observed only near the infrared cutoff edge. Additionally, the emittance property of 3Y-TZP ceramic at high temperature was found to be superior to those of sapphire and spinel. Overall, the results indicate that Y-TZP ceramic is a potential candidate for high-speed infrared windows and domes.

Keywords: emittance; infrared windows and domes; transparent 3Y-TZP ceramics.