WO2012124754A1 - 透明セラミックス及びその製造方法並びに磁気光学デバイス - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a transparent ceramic effective for a magneto-optical device, which is used to construct a magneto-optical device such as an optical isolator, and a method for manufacturing the same.
- the present invention also relates to a magneto-optical device such as a Faraday rotator and an optical isolator.
- magneto-optical devices using the interaction between light and magnetism have attracted attention.
- One of them is an isolator. This is because an unstable oscillation state occurs when light oscillated from a laser light source is reflected by an intermediate optical system and returns to the light source, disturbing the light oscillated from the laser light source. It suppresses the phenomenon that becomes. Therefore, using this action, the optical isolator is used by being disposed between the laser light source and the optical component.
- the optical isolator has three parts: a Faraday rotator, a polarizer disposed on the light incident side of the Faraday rotator, and an analyzer disposed on the light emitting side of the Faraday rotator.
- the optical isolator utilizes the so-called Faraday effect that the plane of polarization rotates in the Faraday rotator when light is incident on the Faraday rotator while a magnetic field is applied to the Faraday rotator in parallel with the traveling direction of light. To do. That is, of the incident light, light having the same polarization plane as the polarizer passes through the polarizer and is incident on the Faraday rotator. This light is rotated by plus 45 degrees in the Faraday rotator and emitted.
- the return light incident on the Faraday rotator from the direction opposite to the incident direction first passes through the analyzer, only the component light having the same polarization plane as the analyzer passes through the analyzer. Incident to the Faraday rotator. Next, in the Faraday rotator, the polarization plane of the return light is further rotated by plus 45 degrees from the first plus 45 degrees, so that it becomes a polarization plane perpendicular to the polarizer plus 90 degrees. Cannot pass through.
- the Faraday rotation angle ⁇ is represented by the following formula (A).
- ⁇ V ⁇ H ⁇ L (A)
- V is a Verde constant determined by the material of the Faraday rotator
- H is the magnetic flux density
- L is the length of the Faraday rotator.
- the Faraday rotator of the optical isolator As described above, it is important that the Faraday effect is large and that the transmittance is high at the wavelength used.
- the material used as the Faraday rotator is incident with 0 to 90 degrees of polarized light, and the emitted light is incident on the receiver through the polarizer.
- the light intensity is measured, and the extinction ratio (S) is calculated from the maximum value (Imax) and the minimum value (Imin) and evaluated by the following equation.
- S -10 log (Imin / Imax) [unit dB] It is important that the extinction ratio is large, and generally 30 dB or more is required.
- Patent Document 1 As a material having a large Verde constant, (Tb x Re 1-x ) 2 O 3 : 0.4 ⁇ x ⁇ 1.0 Oxide single crystals and transparent oxide ceramics are disclosed.
- Patent Document 2 the rare earth oxide represented by the general formula R 2 O 3 (R: rare earth element) has a cubic crystal structure and no birefringence. Therefore, it is described that a sintered body having excellent transparency can be obtained by completely removing pores and segregation of impurities.
- JP-A-5-330913 Patent Document 3
- it is effective to add a sintering aid to remove pores.
- a sintering aid As disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2638669 (Patent Document 4), a method is also disclosed in which re-sintering is performed after the hot isostatic pressing step to remove pores.
- As a sintering aid one or a plurality of sintering aids disclosed in JP-A-5-330913 (Patent Document 5) are added, mixed, molded, calcined, and then sintered under vacuum. Further, it is processed by HIP processing.
- the transparent oxide ceramics of (Tb x Re 1 -x ) 2 O 3 : 0.4 ⁇ x ⁇ 1.0 basically has a crystal structure. Is a cubic crystal, but by adding a sintering aid, the sintering aid reacts with the main component, and a phase different from the cubic crystal precipitates in the crystal grains or at the grain boundaries. May exhibit birefringence. As a result, the extinction ratio may decrease.
- the precipitate has a minute size of 1 ⁇ m or less, when the laser beam is irradiated, the laser beam is scattered there, and the insertion loss may be reduced due to the scattering.
- the composition of the main component (Tb x Re 1-x ) 2 O 3 and the concentration of the sintering aid are segregated inside and around the ceramics, resulting in in-plane ceramics. There were variations in extinction ratio and insertion loss.
- An object of the present invention is a transparent ceramic effective for a magneto-optical material of a rare earth oxide containing terbium oxide having a large Verde constant in a wavelength range of 1.06 ⁇ m (0.9 to 1.1 ⁇ m), Disclosed is a transparent ceramic that can improve the characteristics of a magneto-optical material by providing uniform, high transparency, low scattering, and therefore can reduce insertion loss and increase the extinction ratio, and a method for manufacturing the same. .
- a further object of the present invention is to provide a high-quality magneto-optical device suitable for use in a fiber laser for a processing machine.
- Ceramics based on terbium oxide and rare earth (scandium, yttrium, lanthanum, europium, gadolinium, ytterbium, holmium, and lutetium) oxides tend to scatter, increase insertion loss, and conversely reduce the extinction ratio. Therefore, it is extremely difficult to apply to optical materials such as optical isolators that have strict requirements on optical characteristics.
- the present invention provides the following transparent ceramics, a method for producing the same, and a magneto-optical element using the transparent ceramic.
- ceramics comprising, as a main component, terbium oxide (chemical formula: Tb 2 O 3 ) in a molar ratio of 40% or more and at least one oxide selected from yttrium oxide, scandium oxide, and lanthanide rare earth oxide, (1)
- the crystal structure of the terbium oxide ceramic does not include a different phase other than a cubic crystal, (2)
- the average crystal particle size is in the range of 0.5 to 100 ⁇ m, (3)
- a transparent ceramic characterized in that it contains a sintering aid that does not precipitate foreign phases other than cubic crystals in the crystal structure of the terbium oxide ceramic.
- a method for producing transparent ceramics (1) (a) terbium oxide, (B) at least one oxide selected from yttrium oxide, scandium oxide, and lanthanide rare earth oxide, (C) In the crystal structure of the terbium oxide ceramics, each raw material powder containing a sintering aid that does not precipitate a different phase other than cubic crystals and having an average primary particle size of 30 to 2,000 nm was pulverized and mixed. Then, the 1st process of obtaining a forming object by forming, (2) a second step of obtaining a calcined body by calcining the molded body at 200 to 1,000 ° C.
- a method for producing transparent ceramics comprising a fourth step of obtaining a pressure fired body by firing the fired body at 1,400-1800 ° C. under a pressure of 19-196 MPa.
- each raw material powder containing a sintering aid that does not precipitate a different phase other than cubic crystals and having an average primary particle size of 30 to 2,000 nm was pulverized and mixed. Thereafter, a first step of obtaining a molded body by molding a powder calcined at 200 to 1,000 ° C. in a non-oxidizing or oxidizing atmosphere, (2) a second step of obtaining a fired body by firing the molded body at 1,400-1700 ° C.
- a method for producing a transparent ceramic comprising a third step of obtaining a pressure fired body by pressure firing at 1400 to 1800 ° C. and a pressure of 19 to 196 MPa.
- the mixed powder contains terbium oxide in a molar ratio of 40% or more and contains an oxide selected from yttrium oxide, scandium oxide, and lanthanide rare earth oxide
- Second step (3) a third step of obtaining a fired body by firing the molded body at 1,400 to 1,700 ° C. in a non-oxidizing atmosphere; (4) A method for producing transparent ceramics, comprising a fourth step of obtaining a pressure fired body by firing the fired body at 1,400-1800 ° C. under a pressure of 19-196 MPa.
- a magneto-optical device configured using the transparent ceramic according to any one of [1] to [6].
- the transparent ceramic according to the present invention can provide excellent optical characteristics in the visible to infrared region, which was not obtained with the same ceramic composition reported in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2010-285299, and the existing terbium gallium garnet.
- a magneto-optical element having performance equivalent to or higher than that of a single crystal material such as can be provided.
- optical loss and optical uniformity are superior to conventional ceramic materials, so there are very few birefringent components, very little scattering, and light in the infrared region of about 500 nm to 1.5 ⁇ m.
- a functional element in an isolator can be provided.
- the transparent ceramics of the present invention comprise terbium oxide (chemical formula: Tb 2 O 3 ) in a molar ratio of 40% or more and yttrium oxide, scandium oxide, and lanthanide rare earth oxidation having an absorption of 1% or less at a wavelength of 1.065 ⁇ m.
- a ceramic mainly composed of at least one oxide selected from products, (1) The crystal structure of the terbium oxide ceramic does not include a different phase other than a cubic crystal, (2) The average crystal particle size is in the range of 0.5 to 100 ⁇ m, (3) It contains a sintering aid that does not precipitate foreign phases other than cubic crystals in the crystal structure of the terbium oxide ceramics.
- the ceramic of the present invention comprises the above components (a) and (b) and a sintering aid.
- Terbium oxide alone is said to undergo a phase transition from cubic to monoclinic at around 1400-1600 ° C. Therefore, since sintering of rare earth oxide ceramics containing terbium oxide is performed at 1,400 to 1,600 ° C., a phase transition from monoclinic to cubic is unavoidable during sintering or cooling. End up. Therefore, if a part of the monoclinic crystal remains without undergoing this phase transition, the part becomes a precipitate as a different phase, which causes scattering. Further, the monoclinic crystal has anisotropy and therefore exhibits birefringence. Therefore, it is preferable to add a sintering aid that can smoothly transition from monoclinic to cubic. As the sintering aid, a 4A group element such as titanium, zirconium, hafnium, calcium, scandium, yttrium, or a lanthanide element that does not absorb near 1.06 ⁇ m wavelength may be used.
- a 4A group element such as titanium, zirconium
- the 4A element is used as a stabilizing material when yttria is sintered, it is also effective as a stabilizing material for the rare earth oxide containing terbium oxide of the present invention.
- calcium has strong ionicity, it has a high reaction activity and is easily dissolved in a rare earth oxide.
- Elements other than these have absorption near the wavelength of 1.06 ⁇ m, or are hardly dissolved in the rare earth oxide, and thus do not react as a sintering aid and precipitate alone, or have an activity level.
- There are problems such that the size of the crystal grains cannot be in the optimum range because it is too high, or that the ceramics gradually react with moisture over a long period of time and the ceramics show hygroscopicity and devitrify.
- an element selected from titanium, zirconium, hafnium, and calcium is preferable as the sintering aid.
- oxides are most desirable, but fluorides, nitrides, and carbides may be used.
- the ceramic of the present invention is polycrystalline.
- the average crystal particle diameter is usually in the range of 0.5 to 100 ⁇ m, preferably in the range of 1 to 50 ⁇ m.
- impurities are likely to precipitate at the grain boundary part, bubbles tend to remain inside the grain boundary part and the grain boundary part, and not only cause light scattering but also have a disadvantage of poor thermomechanical properties.
- the average crystal particle diameter is an average value of the long diameters of 100 crystal particles in an arbitrary field of view by observation with a scanning electron microscope or an optical microscope.
- the term “baseline” means that if absorption of a rare earth oxide such as a sintering aid or terbium oxide appears in the wavelength-transmittance transmission spectrum, The inserted transmission spectrum is shown.
- the above-described linear transmittance is obtained by using a spectroscopic analyzer “Spectrometer, trade name U3500” (manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd.) and having a surface roughness Rms of 1 nm or less and a diameter of 6 mm ⁇ and a thickness of 10 mm. Using a sample, the beam diameter is measured at a size of 1 to 3 mm ⁇ .
- the ceramic of the present invention has an insertion loss of 1.2 dB or less, particularly 1 dB or less, in a thickness direction of a sample having a thickness of 10 mm, (1) at a wavelength of 1065 nm, in 90% or more of the measurement surface. (2) It is preferable that the extinction ratio is 30 dB or more in a plane of 90% or more of the measurement surface at a wavelength of 1065 nm.
- the insertion loss of (1) exceeds 1.2 dB, light scattering at crystal grains or grain boundaries is very large, or light absorption at crystal grains is very large, and it can be used for applications of the present invention. It can be difficult.
- the extinction ratio of (2) is less than 30 dB, the birefringence at crystal grains or grain boundaries is very large, and it may be difficult to use for the application of the present invention.
- the insertion loss is measured by placing the ceramics on a V block, injecting several mW of coherent light with a wavelength of 1.065 ⁇ m perpendicularly to the ceramics, and measuring the light intensity with a semiconductor light receiver. . At this time, based on the light intensity when the ceramic is not inserted, the decrease of the light intensity is expressed in dB.
- a sample having a diameter of 6 mm and a thickness of 10 mm polished to have a surface roughness Rms of 1 nm or less, a surface flatness of ⁇ / 4 or less, and a parallelism of both end faces of 0.5 ° or less is used.
- the measured values include surface reflections at both end faces.
- the V block on which the ceramic is placed can move in the direction perpendicular to the incident light, and thereby the in-plane distribution of the ceramic can be measured. Therefore, the in-plane distribution of 90% or more of the measurement surface is a result of measurement at each measurement point while moving the V-shaped block to 95% of the diameter.
- the above-described extinction ratio is obtained by placing the ceramics on a V block, and applying 0 m and 90 degrees polarized coherent light with a wavelength of 1.065 ⁇ m to several mW, and emitting the emitted light,
- the intensity of light is measured with a semiconductor light receiver through a polarizer, and expressed in dB from the maximum value (Imax) and the minimum value (Imin).
- a sample having a diameter of 6 mm and a thickness of 10 mm polished to have a surface roughness Rms of 1 nm or less, a surface flatness of ⁇ / 4 or less, and a parallelism of both end faces of 0.5 ° or less is used.
- the V block on which the ceramic is placed can move in the vertical direction with respect to the incident light, and thus the in-plane distribution of the ceramic can be measured. Accordingly, the in-plane distribution of 90% or more of the measurement surface is a result of measurement at each measurement point while moving the V-shaped block to 95% of the diameter.
- the refractive index distribution at the time of transmission wavefront measurement in a region of 90% or more of the measurement surface at a thickness of 10 mm is within 5 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 at the wavelength of 633 nm, more preferably from 1 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 6 to 2 ⁇ 10 ⁇ 5 . is there.
- the refractive index distribution can be obtained by measuring a sample transmission wavefront at a wavelength of 633 nm using a Fuji Photo Film optical interferometer G102.
- the transparent ceramics of the present invention are preferably produced by any one of the following first to third methods.
- First Method> Solid Phase Reaction In a method for producing transparent ceramics, (1) (a) terbium oxide, (B) at least one oxide selected from yttrium oxide, scandium oxide, and lanthanide rare earth oxide, (C) In the crystal structure of the terbium oxide-based ceramics, each raw material powder containing a sintering aid that does not precipitate a different phase other than cubic crystals and having an average primary particle size of 30 to 2,000 nm was pulverized and mixed.
- the 1st process of obtaining a forming object by forming (2) a second step of obtaining a calcined body by calcining the molded body at 200 to 1,000 ° C. in a non-oxidizing or oxidizing atmosphere; (3) a third step of obtaining a fired body by firing the calcined body at 1,400 to 1,700 ° C. in a non-oxidizing atmosphere; (4) A method comprising a fourth step of obtaining a pressure fired body by pressure firing at a pressure of 19 to 196 MPa at 1,400 to 1800 ° C.
- Solid Phase Reaction In a method for producing transparent ceramics, (1) (a) terbium oxide, (B) at least one oxide selected from yttrium oxide, scandium oxide, and lanthanide rare earth oxide, (C) In the crystal structure of the terbium oxide-based ceramics, each raw material powder containing a sintering aid that does not precipitate a different phase other than cubic crystals and having an average primary particle size of 30 to 2,000 nm was pulverized and mixed. Thereafter, a first step of obtaining a molded body by molding a powder calcined at 200 to 1,000 ° C.
- a method comprising a third step of obtaining a pressure fired body by pressure firing at a pressure of 19 to 196 MPa at 1,400 to 1800 ° C.
- ⁇ Third method> In a method for producing transparent ceramics, (1) (d) terbium ion, (E) A mixed powder having an average primary particle size of 30 to 2,000 nm in advance by coprecipitation, filtration and calcination of an aqueous solution containing at least one rare earth ion selected from yttrium ions, scandium ions, and lanthanide rare earth ions Wherein the mixed powder contains terbium oxide in a molar ratio of 40% or more and contains an oxide selected from yttrium oxide, scandium oxide, and lanthanide rare earth oxide, (2) After the above mixed powder and the oxide, fluoride, or nitride of an element selected from titanium, zirconium, hafnium, and calcium as a sintering aid are pulverized and mixed, a molded product is obtained by molding.
- Second step (3) a third step of obtaining a fired body by firing the molded body at 1,400 to 1,700 ° C. in a non-oxidizing atmosphere; (4) A method comprising a fourth step of obtaining a pressure fired body by pressure firing at a pressure of 19 to 196 MPa at 1,400 to 1800 ° C.
- terbium oxide In the first step of the first and second methods, (a) terbium oxide, (b) yttrium oxide, scandium oxide, and lanthanide rare earth oxide with little absorption (less than 1%) at a wavelength of 1.065 ⁇ m And (c) a sintering aid that does not precipitate a different phase other than cubic crystals in the crystal structure of the terbium oxide ceramics, and in this case, the average primary particle size is 30-2.
- raw material powder having a thickness of 1,000 nm, preferably 100 to 2,000 nm, these are pulverized and mixed.
- the molar ratio of the terbium oxide (a) to the oxide (b) is 40 mol% or more, preferably 40 to 60 mol% of the terbium oxide (a), and the oxide (b) is the balance. It is.
- the terbium oxide one prepared by a known production method or a commercially available product can be used, but in general, there is a large amount of Tb 4 O 7 instead of the chemical formula Tb 2 O 3 . Therefore, the raw material is used as Tb 4 O 7 , but it is reduced in a high temperature gas atmosphere containing hydrogen of 1,000 ° C. or higher, or stored in a high temperature air atmosphere of 1,000 ° C. or higher and then rapidly cooled. , Tb 2 O 3 may be used as a raw material.
- the purity of terbium oxide is desirably 99% by mass or more, but is preferably 99.9% by mass or more for use as an optical application.
- the purity of yttrium oxide, scandium oxide, or lanthanide rare earth oxide, which is used as a raw material and has almost no absorption at a wavelength of 1.065 ⁇ m, is preferably 99% by mass or more, but for use as an optical application, it is 99.9% by mass. The above is preferable.
- group 4A elements such as titanium, zirconium, hafnium, calcium, scandium, yttrium, and a wavelength of about 1.06 ⁇ m.
- lanthanide elements that do not absorb, and titanium, zirconium, hafnium, and calcium are particularly preferable.
- the form of an oxide is preferable, and the purity is desirably 99% by mass or more. However, for use as an optical application, 99.9% by mass or more is preferable.
- the amount of these elements added as a sintering aid is 0.001 to 1% by mass, preferably 0.01 to 1% by mass.
- the primary particle diameter of the raw material powder used in the first step is 30 to 2,000 nm, preferably 100 to 2,000 nm, and particularly preferably 200 to 1,000 nm.
- the primary particle diameter is less than 30 nm, handling is difficult. For example, there is a problem that molding is difficult, the density of the green compact is low, the shrinkage rate during sintering is large, and cracks are easily generated.
- the said primary particle diameter exceeds 2,000 nm, the sinterability of a raw material is scarce and it is difficult to obtain a high-density and transparent sintered compact.
- the measurement of the primary particle diameter can be performed by the same method as the measurement of the average crystal particle diameter.
- the grinding media is preferably partially stabilized zirconia balls. This is because zirconia can also be used as a sintering aid, so there is no need to worry about zirconia contamination from zirconia balls.
- a dispersant such as ammonium polyacrylate and ammonium polycarboxylate
- a binder such as methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose, and polyvinyl alcohol. Regular doses can be used.
- the obtained slurry is subjected to solvent removal and granulation by a spray drying apparatus to form a granule of several tens of ⁇ m, and the produced granule is first molded with a predetermined mold, and CIP (Cold Isostatic Press: By performing secondary molding by the cold isostatic pressing method, a molded article can be suitably produced.
- CIP Cold Isostatic Press
- a molded body is obtained by molding, and after the molded body is calcined at 200 to 1,000 ° C. in a non-oxidizing or oxidizing atmosphere, A fired body is obtained by firing at 1,400 to 1,700 ° C. in a non-oxidizing atmosphere.
- the second method after the above pulverization / mixing treatment, calcined at 200 to 1,000 ° C. in a non-oxidizing or oxidizing atmosphere, and molding the calcined powder, a molded body is obtained, The molded body is fired at 1,400 to 1,700 ° C. in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to obtain a fired body.
- the binder used at the time of molding can be oxidized and removed by calcination, and according to the second method, by firing in a non-oxidizing atmosphere.
- the valence change of terbium oxide can be suppressed.
- a method of forming by pressing using a mold and then performing a CIP (cold isostatic pressing) method can be employed.
- the calcination is performed at 200 to 1,000 ° C., more preferably 400 to 1,000 ° C., and still more preferably 600 to 1,000 ° C.
- the calcination atmosphere can be an oxidizing atmosphere or a non-oxidizing atmosphere.
- the oxidizing atmosphere may be air, and the non-oxidizing atmosphere is a vacuum (for example, 10 2 Pa to 10 ⁇ 5 Pa), a reducing atmosphere, It can be an inert gas atmosphere.
- the calcination time is generally about 60 to 180 minutes, although it depends on the calcination temperature.
- the obtained calcined powder can be molded by the same method as described in the first method.
- the fired body is obtained by firing the molded body at 1,400 to 1,800 ° C., preferably 1,400 to 1,600 ° C.
- the firing atmosphere is not particularly limited as long as Tb 4 O 7 of terbium oxide changes to Tb 2 O 3 , and may be any of vacuum, reducing atmosphere, inert gas atmosphere, and the like.
- the conditions can be 10 2 Pa to 10 ⁇ 5 Pa.
- the firing time is generally about 30 to 480 minutes although it depends on the firing temperature. In this step, it is desirable that the relative density of the fired body is 90% or more, more preferably 95% or more.
- the obtained fired body is pressure fired at 1,400 to 1800 ° C. in a non-oxidizing atmosphere to obtain a pressure fired body.
- the method of pressure baking is not particularly limited, and may be any one of, for example, an HP (Hot Press) method, an HIP (Hot Isostatic Press) method, and the like.
- HP Hot Press
- HIP Hot Isostatic Press
- argon gas is used as the pressure medium, and the pressure is within a range of 19 to 196 MPa, and the pressure is baked at 1,400 to 1,800 ° C. for 1 to 10 hours, particularly 1 to 5 hours. Ceramics can be obtained.
- the third method was obtained by co-precipitating terbium ions and rare earth ions selected from yttrium ions, scandium ions, and lanthanide rare earth ions by a method of precipitating an aqueous solution of hydrogen carbonate with ammonia, and filtering this.
- the coprecipitate is calcined in the same manner as described in the second method to obtain a calcined mixed powder containing terbium oxide and an oxide selected from yttrium oxide, scandium oxide, and lanthanide rare earth oxide. .
- the mixed powder needs to contain terbium oxide in a molar ratio of 40% or more, the terbium ions in the aqueous solution are adjusted and contained so that the molar ratio is obtained.
- the average primary particle size of the mixed powder is 30 to 2,000 nm, preferably 30 to 1,000 nm, and particularly preferably 30 to 800 nm.
- the obtained mixed powder was pulverized and mixed with an oxide, fluoride or nitride of an element selected from titanium, zirconium, hafnium and calcium as a sintering aid, and then subjected to 1,400 to 1,700 ° C. More preferably, it is fired in a non-oxidizing atmosphere at 1,400 to 1,600 ° C. in the same manner as in the first and second methods to obtain a fired product, and further subjected to heating in the same manner as in the first and second methods. A pressure fired body is obtained.
- the pressure fired body obtained above is annealed at 1,500 to 2,000 ° C. in an oxygen-free atmosphere.
- an annealing process it is referred to as an annealing process.
- one of the terbium valences is not all trivalent, and there is a possibility that a crystal defect is caused accordingly. Yes, it can be considered that they cause light absorption.
- the other is that terbium oxide alone undergoes a phase transition from cubic to monoclinic at around 1,400 to 1,600 ° C. For this reason, during sintering or cooling, a phase transition from monoclinic to cubic occurs, but if this monolithic crystal remains partly without this phase transition, the part becomes a precipitate as a different phase. And causes scattering.
- the calcination body is annealed at 1,500 to 2,000 ° C. in an atmosphere not containing oxygen, so that the valence of terbium is all trivalent, and the annealing step And all the phase transition from monoclinic to cubic.
- the annealing atmosphere may be any atmosphere as long as it does not contain oxygen, and may be any one of, for example, a vacuum, a reducing atmosphere, and an inert gas atmosphere. When carried out in a vacuum, the conditions can be 10 2 Pa to 10 ⁇ 5 Pa.
- the annealing temperature is 1,500 to 2,000 ° C., preferably 1,500 to 1,800 ° C.
- the annealing time depends on the annealing temperature, it is generally 2 to 100 hours, preferably 10 to 80 hours.
- the cooling time after annealing may be a time that does not cause cracks, and is generally 2 to 100 hours, preferably 2 to 50 hours.
- the transparent ceramic thus obtained is carbon, tungsten, or a heat insulating material as a heater material from a heater heated in the calcining process, firing process, pressure firing process, and annealing process on the ceramic outer periphery. Since aluminum, silicon, calcium, etc. adhere and act as impurities and devitrify the transparent ceramic, it is necessary to remove both ends in the thickness direction by chemical etching, mechanical grinding or polishing.
- the chemical etching may be an inorganic acid such as hydrochloric acid, nitric acid, sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid, or an organic acid such as malic acid and citric acid as long as it is an acidic aqueous solution.
- hydrochloric acid the outer peripheral surface can be removed by etching several hundred ⁇ m by heating at 60 ° C. or higher.
- a centerless grinding device or a cylindrical grinding device may be used as long as it is an outer peripheral surface, and hundreds of ⁇ m to several mm may be cut using a surface grinding device as long as both end surfaces are provided.
- polishing rough polishing using a diamond slurry, SiC slurry or the like, followed by precision polishing such as colloidal silica may be performed to polish several hundred ⁇ m to several mm.
- precision polishing such as colloidal silica
- the oxide, oxide single crystal and ceramic of the present invention are suitable for magneto-optical material applications.
- the oxide, oxide single crystal and ceramic of the present invention are suitably used as a Faraday rotator of an optical isolator having a wavelength of 0.9 to 1.1 ⁇ m, particularly a wavelength of 1065 nm.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing an example of an optical isolator which is an optical device having a Faraday rotator as an optical element.
- the optical isolator 300 includes a Faraday rotator 310, and a polarizer 320 and an analyzer 330, which are polarizing materials, are provided before and after the Faraday rotator 310.
- a polarizer 320, a Faraday rotator 310, and an analyzer 330 are arranged on the optical axis 312 in this order, and a magnet 340 is placed on at least one of these side surfaces. Is preferably housed inside the housing 350.
- the isolator is preferably used for a fiber laser for a processing machine. That is, it is suitable for preventing the reflected light of the laser light emitted from the laser element from returning to the element and causing oscillation to become unstable.
- Examples 1 to 63 and Comparative Examples 1 to 15 In accordance with the method shown in FIG. 1, rare earth oxide transparent ceramics containing terbium oxide were produced using the raw materials and conditions shown in Tables 1 to 7 (Examples) and Tables 8 to 9 (Comparative Examples). . In Examples 1 to 9, annealing was not performed.
- a predetermined amount of a sintering aid was added to each raw material powder, and further effective amounts of ethyl cellulose and polyvinyl alcohol were added as a dispersant and a binder, and these were mixed in a pot mill to obtain a mixture.
- the mixture was spray-dried to obtain granules having a particle size of several tens of ⁇ m.
- CIP was performed as secondary molding to obtain a molded body.
- the obtained molded body was calcined at 200 to 1,000 ° C. in the atmosphere, and then fired (main firing) at 1,600 to 1,800 ° C. in a predetermined atmosphere. Further, the obtained fired body was further subjected to HIP treatment, and annealed as necessary to obtain a ceramic of the present invention (size: diameter 6 mm ⁇ , length 10 mm). The physical properties of the obtained ceramic are shown in each table.
- Crystal structure after sintering shown in Tables 1 to 9 means that the precipitates observed with an optical microscope are analyzed by EBSD or TEM-XRD and are only cubic or other phases. Is detected.
- the sample thickness was set to 10 mm and both sides were optically polished.
- the insertion loss was similarly measured by setting the sample thickness to 10 mm and optically polishing both sides. Since no anti-reflection coating is performed at this time, reflection loss is included.
- the extinction ratio was similarly measured by setting the sample thickness to 10 mm, optically polishing both surfaces, and the presence or absence of the polarization state.
- the quality of an optical isolator used for a fiber laser for a processing machine is improved by producing an oxide containing terbium oxide that defines an average particle diameter, transmittance at a specific wavelength, insertion loss, and extinction ratio. It became possible to provide.
- FIG. 2 shows a “transparency measurement profile of transparent ceramic” regarding the relationship between the measurement wavelength and the transmittance including the used wavelengths of 633 nm and 1,065 nm.
- Each curve is a plot of the transmittance of Example 1 and Example 11 in relation to the wavelength, both of which are 50 between the measurement wavelengths of 500 to 1,500 nm including the used wavelengths of 633 nm and 1,065 nm. It can be confirmed that the transmittance reaches 55% or more and 70% or more at the wavelengths of 600 nm and 1,000 nm specified in the present invention, respectively.
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また、本発明は、ファラデー回転子、及び光アイソレータなどの磁気光学デバイスに関する。
θ=V×H×L (A)
式(A)中、Vはベルデ定数でファラデー回転子の材料で決まる定数であり、Hは磁束密度、Lはファラデー回転子の長さである。光アイソレータとして用いる場合は、θ=45度になるように、Lを決定する。
S=-10log(Imin/Imax) [単位dB]
消光比は、大きいことが重要であり、一般的には、30dB以上が求められている。
〔1〕
酸化テルビウム(化学式:Tb2O3)をモル比で40%以上と、イットリウム酸化物、スカンジウム酸化物及びランタニド希土類酸化物から選ばれる少なくとも1種の酸化物とを主成分とするセラミックスにおいて、
(1)前記酸化テルビウム系のセラミックスの結晶構造が、立方晶以外の異相を含まず、
(2)平均結晶粒子径が、0.5~100μmの範囲にあり、
(3)前記酸化テルビウム系のセラミックスの結晶構造において立方晶以外の異相を析出させない焼結助剤を含有する
ことを特徴とする透明セラミックス。
〔2〕
焼結助剤が、チタン、ジルコニウム、ハフニウム、カルシウムから選ばれる元素の酸化物、フッ化物又は窒化物である〔1〕に記載の透明セラミックス。
〔3〕
厚さ10mmの試料の厚み方向において、
(1)波長1,000nmでの直線透過率が70%以上であり、
(2)波長600nmでの直線透過率が55%以上である
〔1〕又は〔2〕に記載の透明セラミックス。
〔4〕
波長1,065nmにおいて、測定面の90%以上の面内における端面の反射損失を含む挿入損失が1.2dB以下である、〔1〕~〔3〕のいずれかに記載の透明セラミックス。
〔5〕
波長1,065nmにおいて、測定面の90%以上の面内における消光比が30dB以上である、〔1〕~〔4〕のいずれかに記載の透明セラミックス。
〔6〕
厚さ10mmにおける測定面の90%以上の領域における透過波面測定時の屈折率分布が、波長633nmにおいて5×10-5以内である〔1〕~〔5〕のいずれかに記載の透明セラミックス。
〔7〕
透明セラミックスを製造する方法において、
(1)(a)酸化テルビウム、
(b)イットリウム酸化物、スカンジウム酸化物及びランタニド希土類酸化物から選ばれる少なくとも1種の酸化物、
(c)酸化テルビウム系のセラミックスの結晶構造において立方晶以外の異相を析出させない焼結助剤
を含有し、かつ平均一次粒子径が30~2,000nmである各原料粉末を粉砕・混合処理した後、成形することにより、成形体を得る第1工程、
(2)前記成形体を200~1,000℃で非酸化性又は酸化性雰囲気下に仮焼することにより仮焼体を得る第2工程、
(3)前記仮焼体を1,400~1,700℃で非酸化性雰囲気下に焼成することにより焼成体を得る第3工程、
(4)前記焼成体を1,400~1,800℃で19~196MPaの圧力で加圧焼成することにより加圧焼成体を得る第4工程
を含むことを特徴とする透明セラミックスの製造方法。
〔8〕
透明セラミックスを製造する方法において、
(1)(a)酸化テルビウム、
(b)イットリウム酸化物、スカンジウム酸化物及びランタニド希土類酸化物から選ばれる少なくとも1種の酸化物、
(c)酸化テルビウム系のセラミックスの結晶構造において立方晶以外の異相を析出させない焼結助剤
を含有し、かつ平均一次粒子径が30~2,000nmである各原料粉末を粉砕・混合処理した後、200~1,000℃で非酸化性又は酸化性雰囲気下に仮焼した粉末を成形することにより成形体を得る第1工程、
(2)前記成形体を1,400~1,700℃で非酸化性雰囲気下に焼成することにより焼成体を得る第2工程、
(3)前記焼成体を1,400~1,800℃で19~196MPaの圧力で加圧焼成することにより加圧焼成体を得る第3工程
を含むことを特徴とする透明セラミックスの製造方法。
〔9〕
透明セラミックスを製造する方法において、
(1)(d)テルビウムイオン、
(e)イットリウムイオン、スカンジウムイオン及びランタニド希土類イオンから選ばれる少なくとも1種の希土類イオン
を含む水溶液を共沈、濾過、仮焼させることで、予め平均一次粒子径が30~2,000nmの混合粉末を作製する第1工程であって、上記混合粉末は酸化テルビウムをモル比で40%以上含むと共に、イットリウム酸化物、スカンジウム酸化物及びランタニド希土類酸化物から選ばれる酸化物を含む第1工程、
(2)上記混合粉末と、焼結助剤としてチタン、ジルコニウム、ハフニウム、カルシウムから選ばれる元素の酸化物、フッ化物又は窒化物を粉砕・混合処理した後、成形することにより、成形体を得る第2工程、
(3)前記成形体を1,400~1,700℃で非酸化性雰囲気下に焼成することにより焼成体を得る第3工程、
(4)前記焼成体を1,400~1,800℃で19~196MPaの圧力で加圧焼成することにより加圧焼成体を得る第4工程
を含むことを特徴とする透明セラミックスの製造方法。
〔10〕
加圧焼成体を得た後、これを酸素を含まない雰囲気下に1,500~2,000℃でアニールする請求項〔7〕、〔8〕又は〔9〕に記載の製造方法。
〔11〕
〔1〕~〔6〕のいずれかに記載の透明セラミックスを用いて構成されている磁気光学デバイス。
〔12〕
〔1〕~〔6〕のいずれかに記載の透明セラミックスがファラデー回転素子として用いられる磁気光学デバイス。
〔13〕
〔12〕に記載の磁気光学デバイスにおいて、ファラデー回転素子の前後に偏光材料を備えている、波長1,065nmの波長域で使用される光アイソレータ用の磁気光学デバイス。
また、光学ロス、光学的均一性においても、従来のセラミックス材料よりも優れているので、複屈折成分が非常に少なく、散乱も非常に少なく、約500nm以上1.5μm以下の赤外線領域での光アイソレータでの機能素子を提供することができる。
本発明の透明セラミックスは、酸化テルビウム(化学式:Tb2O3)をモル比で40%以上と、波長1.065μmにおいて吸収が1%以下のイットリウム酸化物、スカンジウム酸化物及びランタニド希土類酸化物から選ばれる少なくとも1種の酸化物とを主成分とするセラミックスであって、
(1)前記酸化テルビウム系のセラミックスの結晶構造が、立方晶以外の異相を含まず、
(2)平均結晶粒子径が、0.5~100μmの範囲にあり、
(3)前記酸化テルビウム系のセラミックスの結晶構造における立方晶以外の異相を析出させない焼結助剤を含有する
ことを特徴とする。
本発明の透明セラミックスは、下記の第一~第三のいずれかの方法によることが好ましい。
<第一の方法>固相反応
透明セラミックスを製造する方法において、
(1)(a)酸化テルビウム、
(b)イットリウム酸化物、スカンジウム酸化物及びランタニド希土類酸化物から選ばれる少なくとも1種の酸化物、
(c)酸化テルビウム系のセラミックスの結晶構造において立方晶以外の異相を析出させない焼結助剤
を含有し、かつ平均一次粒子径が30~2,000nmである各原料粉末を粉砕・混合処理した後、成形することにより、成形体を得る第1工程、
(2)前記成形体を200~1,000℃で非酸化性又は酸化性雰囲気下に仮焼することにより仮焼体を得る第2工程、
(3)前記仮焼体を1,400~1,700℃で非酸化性雰囲気下に焼成することにより焼成体を得る第3工程、
(4)前記焼成体を1,400~1,800℃で19~196MPaの圧力で加圧焼成することにより加圧焼成体を得る第4工程
を含む方法。
透明セラミックスを製造する方法において、
(1)(a)酸化テルビウム、
(b)イットリウム酸化物、スカンジウム酸化物及びランタニド希土類酸化物から選ばれる少なくとも1種の酸化物、
(c)酸化テルビウム系のセラミックスの結晶構造において立方晶以外の異相を析出させない焼結助剤
を含有し、かつ平均一次粒子径が30~2,000nmである各原料粉末を粉砕・混合処理した後、200~1,000℃で非酸化性又は酸化性雰囲気下に仮焼した粉末を成形することにより成形体を得る第1工程、
(2)前記成形体を1,400~1,700℃で非酸化性雰囲気下に焼成することにより焼成体を得る第2工程、
(3)前記焼成体を1,400~1,800℃で19~196MPaの圧力で加圧焼成することにより加圧焼成体を得る第3工程
を含む方法。
透明セラミックスを製造する方法において、
(1)(d)テルビウムイオン、
(e)イットリウムイオン、スカンジウムイオン及びランタニド希土類イオンから選ばれる少なくとも1種の希土類イオン
を含む水溶液を共沈、濾過、仮焼させることで、予め平均一次粒子径が30~2,000nmの混合粉末を作製する第1工程であって、上記混合粉末は酸化テルビウムをモル比で40%以上含むと共に、イットリウム酸化物、スカンジウム酸化物及びランタニド希土類酸化物から選ばれる酸化物を含む第1工程、
(2)上記混合粉末と、焼結助剤としてチタン、ジルコニウム、ハフニウム、カルシウムから選ばれる元素の酸化物、フッ化物又は窒化物を粉砕・混合処理した後、成形することにより、成形体を得る第2工程、
(3)前記成形体を1,400~1,700℃で非酸化性雰囲気下に焼成することにより焼成体を得る第3工程、
(4)前記焼成体を1,400~1,800℃で19~196MPaの圧力で加圧焼成することにより加圧焼成体を得る第4工程
を含む方法。
上記(a)の酸化テルビウムと(b)の酸化物とのモル比は、(a)の酸化テルビウムが40モル%以上、好ましくは40~60モル%であり、(b)の酸化物は残部である。
この場合、第一の方法によれば、仮焼することで成形時に使用したバインダーを酸化し除去できるという利点があり、第二の方法によれば、非酸化性雰囲気下にて焼成することで、酸化テルビウムの価数変化を抑えることができる利点がある。
機械研削の場合、外周面であれば、センタレス研削装置でも、円筒研削装置でもよく、両端面であれば、平面研削装置を用いて、数百μm~数mmを削ってもよい。
研磨であれば、ダイヤスラリー、SiCスラリーなどを用いて粗研磨してから、コロイダルシリカなどの精密研磨を行って、数百μm~数mmを研磨してもよい。
これらの化学エッチング、機械研削又は研磨することで、光学特性に優れた、光学素子を形成することができる。
本発明の酸化物、酸化物単結晶及びセラミックスは、磁気光学材料用途に好適である。特に、本発明の酸化物、酸化物単結晶及びセラミックスは、波長0.9~1.1μm、特に波長1,065nmの光アイソレータのファラデー回転子として好適に使用される。
図3において、光アイソレータ300は、ファラデー回転子310を備え、該ファラデー回転子310の前後には、偏光材料である偏光子320及び検光子330が備えられている。また、光アイソレータ300は、偏光子320-ファラデー回転子310-検光子330が光軸312上にこの順で配置され、それらの側面のうちの少なくとも1面に磁石340が載置され、磁石340は筐体350の内部に収納されていることが好ましい。
図1に示された方法に沿って、表1~7(実施例)及び表8~9(比較例)に示した原料及び条件にて、酸化テルビウムを含む希土類酸化物透明セラミックスをそれぞれ製造した。なお、実施例1~9はアニールを実施しなかった。
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- 酸化テルビウム(化学式:Tb2O3)をモル比で40%以上と、イットリウム酸化物、スカンジウム酸化物及びランタニド希土類酸化物から選ばれる少なくとも1種の酸化物とを主成分とするセラミックスにおいて、
(1)前記酸化テルビウム系のセラミックスの結晶構造が、立方晶以外の異相を含まず、
(2)平均結晶粒子径が、0.5~100μmの範囲にあり、
(3)前記酸化テルビウム系のセラミックスの結晶構造において立方晶以外の異相を析出させない焼結助剤を含有する
ことを特徴とする透明セラミックス。 - 焼結助剤が、チタン、ジルコニウム、ハフニウム、カルシウムから選ばれる元素の酸化物、フッ化物又は窒化物である請求項1に記載の透明セラミックス。
- 厚さ10mmの試料の厚み方向において、
(1)波長1,000nmでの直線透過率が70%以上であり、
(2)波長600nmでの直線透過率が55%以上である
請求項1又は2に記載の透明セラミックス。 - 波長1,065nmにおいて、測定面の90%以上の面内における端面の反射損失を含む挿入損失が1.2dB以下である請求項1~3のいずれか1項に記載の透明セラミックス。
- 波長1,065nmにおいて、測定面の90%以上の面内における消光比が30dB以上である請求項1~4のいずれか1項に記載の透明セラミックス。
- 厚さ10mmにおける測定面の90%以上の領域における透過波面測定時の屈折率分布が、波長633nmにおいて5×10-5以内である請求項1~5のいずれか1項に記載の透明セラミックス。
- 透明セラミックスを製造する方法において、
(1)(a)酸化テルビウム、
(b)イットリウム酸化物、スカンジウム酸化物及びランタニド希土類酸化物から選ばれる少なくとも1種の酸化物、
(c)酸化テルビウム系のセラミックスの結晶構造において立方晶以外の異相を析出させない焼結助剤
を含有し、かつ平均一次粒子径が30~2,000nmである各原料粉末を粉砕・混合処理した後、成形することにより、成形体を得る第1工程、
(2)前記成形体を200~1,000℃で非酸化性又は酸化性雰囲気下に仮焼することにより仮焼体を得る第2工程、
(3)前記仮焼体を1,400~1,700℃で非酸化性雰囲気下に焼成することにより焼成体を得る第3工程、
(4)前記焼成体を1,400~1,800℃で19~196MPaの圧力で加圧焼成することにより加圧焼成体を得る第4工程
を含むことを特徴とする透明セラミックスの製造方法。 - 透明セラミックスを製造する方法において、
(1)(a)酸化テルビウム、
(b)イットリウム酸化物、スカンジウム酸化物及びランタニド希土類酸化物から選ばれる少なくとも1種の酸化物、
(c)酸化テルビウム系のセラミックスの結晶構造において立方晶以外の異相を析出させない焼結助剤
を含有し、かつ平均一次粒子径が30~2,000nmである各原料粉末を粉砕・混合処理した後、200~1,000℃で非酸化性又は酸化性雰囲気下に仮焼した粉末を成形することにより成形体を得る第1工程、
(2)前記成形体を1,400~1,700℃で非酸化性雰囲気下に焼成することにより焼成体を得る第2工程、
(3)前記焼成体を1,400~1,800℃で19~196MPaの圧力で加圧焼成することにより加圧焼成体を得る第3工程
を含むことを特徴とする透明セラミックスの製造方法。 - 透明セラミックスを製造する方法において、
(1)(d)テルビウムイオン、
(e)イットリウムイオン、スカンジウムイオン及びランタニド希土類イオンから選ばれる少なくとも1種の希土類イオン
を含む水溶液を共沈、濾過、仮焼させることで、予め平均一次粒子径が30~2,000nmの混合粉末を作製する第1工程であって、上記混合粉末は酸化テルビウムをモル比で40%以上含むと共に、イットリウム酸化物、スカンジウム酸化物及びランタニド希土類酸化物から選ばれる酸化物を含む第1工程、
(2)上記混合粉末と、焼結助剤としてチタン、ジルコニウム、ハフニウム、カルシウムから選ばれる元素の酸化物、フッ化物又は窒化物を粉砕・混合処理した後、成形することにより、成形体を得る第2工程、
(3)前記成形体を1,400~1,700℃で非酸化性雰囲気下に焼成することにより焼成体を得る第3工程、
(4)前記焼成体を1,400~1,800℃で19~196MPaの圧力で加圧焼成することにより加圧焼成体を得る第4工程
を含むことを特徴とする透明セラミックスの製造方法。 - 加圧焼成体を得た後、これを酸素を含まない雰囲気下に1,500~2,000℃でアニールする請求項7、8又は9に記載の製造方法。
- 請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の透明セラミックスを用いて構成されている磁気光学デバイス。
- 請求項1~6のいずれか1項に記載の透明セラミックスがファラデー回転素子として用いられる磁気光学デバイス。
- 請求項12に記載の磁気光学デバイスにおいて、ファラデー回転素子の前後に偏光材料を備えている、波長1,065nmの波長域で使用される光アイソレータ用の磁気光学デバイス。
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