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Methods for synthesizing yttrium-aluminum garnet nanopowders from solutions

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Methods are considered for synthesizing yttrium-aluminum garnet nanopowder from solutions, applied in the manufacture of transparent ceramic, promising for use in laser technology.

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Translated from Novye Ogneupory, No. 4, pp. 51 – 55, April 2011.

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Belyakov, A.V., Kulikov, N.A. Methods for synthesizing yttrium-aluminum garnet nanopowders from solutions. Refract Ind Ceram 52, 155–158 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11148-011-9386-x

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