Pressure-induced nano-crystallization of silicate garnets from glass

It is suggested that the optical and mechanical properties of transparent ceramics become very favourable if they can be synthesized as nanocrystals. Here, the authors report direct conversion of bulk glass starting material to pore-free nano-polycrystalline silicate garnet at high pressure and temp...

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Main Authors: T. Irifune, K. Kawakami, T. Arimoto, H. Ohfuji, T. Kunimoto, T. Shinmei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms13753