Research Group
The Optical Ceramics group conducts research on transparent polycrystalline materials for high-power lasers, nuclear and radiological scintillator detectors, and applications in nonlinear optics.Scientists
Students
Publications
G.M. Tao, S. Chen, S.J. Pandey, F.L.A. Tan, H. Ebendorff-Heidepriem, M. Molinari, A.F. Abouraddy, and R.M. Gaume "A carbon-nanofiber glass composite with high electrical conductivity" International Journal of Applied Glass Science (2020)
D. McGill, J. Ben Ghozi-Bouvrande, M. Kang, M. Dolhen, G. Delaizir, S. Chenu, L. Roumiguier, J.-R. Duclère, K.A. Richardson, R.M. Gaume "Hot-Pressing of Tellurite Glass with a Sacrificial Pressure-Transmitting Medium" Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids 528, 119713 (2020)
M. Martinez, C. Bayne, D. Aiello, M. Julian, R.M. Gaume, and M. Baudelet "Multi-elemental matrix-matched calcium hydroxyapatite reference materials for laser ablation: Evaluation on teeth by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy" Spectrochimica ACTA Part B-Atomic Spectroscopy (2019)
J. Hostaša, A. Piancastelli, V. Biasini, S.J. Pandey, M. Martinez, M. Baudelet, and R.M. Gaume "Advances in the monitoring of the SiO2 evaporation loss in transparent YAG ceramics by LIBS" Ceramics International, 45(9), pp. 12274-12278 (2019)
X. Chen and R.M. Gaume "Non-stoichiometric grain-growth in ZnSe ceramics for X(2) interaction" Optical Materials Express 9(2), pp. 400-409 (2019)
S.J. Pandey, R. Locke, R.M. Gaume, and M. Baudelet "Effect of powder compact density on the LIBS analysis of Ni impurities in alumina powders" Spectrochimica Acta Part B-Atomic Spectroscopy, 148, pp. 99-104 (2018)
X.Chen, S.Chen, A.Bruner, and R.M. Gaume "Effects of dopants on the microstructure and phase-purity control in PMN-PT ceramics" Ceramics International 44(15), pp. 17909-17913 (2018)
D.W. Steere, B.M. Clark, R.M. Gaume, and S.K. Sundaram "Structure-terahertz property relationship in yttrium aluminum garnet ceramics" Applied Physics A - Materials Science & Processing, 123(8), 515 (2017)
W.T. Shoulders and R.M. Gaume "Phase-change sintering of BaCl2 ceramics" Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 705, pp. 517-523 (2017)
S.J. Pandey, M. Martinez, J. Hostaša, L. Esposito, M. Baudelet and R.M. Gaume "Quantification of SiO2 sintering additive in YAG transparent ceramics by laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy" Optical Materials Express, 7(5), pp. 1666-1671 (2017)
S.J. Pandey, M. Martinez, F. Pelascini, V. Motto-Ros, M. Baudelet, and R.M. Gaume "Quantification of non-stoichiometry in YAG ceramics using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy" Optical Materials Express, 7(2), pp. 627-632 (2017)
S.J. Pandey, G. Joshi, S.D. Wang, S. Curtarolo, and R.M. Gaume "Modeling the thermoelectric properties of Ti5O9 Magn,li phase ceramics" Journal of Electronic Materials 45(11), pp.5526-5532 (2016)
W.T. Shoulders, R. Locke, and R.M. Gaume "Elastic airtight container for the compaction of air-sensitive materials" Review Of Scientific Instruments, 87(6), 063908 (2016)
S. Chen, R. Gaume "Transparent bulk-size nanocomposites with high inorganic loading" Applied Physics Letters 107, pp.241906 (2015)
W.T. Shoulders, G. Bizarri, E. Bourret, R. Gaume "Influence of process parameters on the morphology of spray-dried BaCl2 powders" Journal of the American Ceramic Society, pp.20-26 (2015)
C.C.C. Willis, J.D. Bradford, J. Haussermann, E. McKee, E. Maddox, L. Shah, R. Gaume, M.C. Richardson "Rapid thermo-optical quality assessment of laser gain media" Optical Materials Express 5(6), pp.1389-1398 (2015)
X. Chen, S. Chen, P.-M. Clequin, W.T. Shoulders, R. Gaume "Combustion synthesis of lead oxide nanopowders for the preparation of PMN–PT transparent ceramics" Ceramics International 41, 755–760 (2015)
Xuan Chen, Shi Chen, Pierre-Marie Clequin, William T Shoulders, Romain Gaume "Combustion synthesis of lead oxide nanopowders for the preparation of PMN–PT transparent ceramics" Ceramics International 41 (1), 755-760 (2015)
R Gaume, D Steere, and SK Sundaram "Effect of nonstoichiometry on the terahertz absorption of Y3Al5O12 optical ceramics" Journal Of Materials Research 29(19), pp. 2338-2343 (2014)
Romain Gaume, Stephanie Lam, Martin Gascon, Wahyu Setyawan, Stefano Curtarolo, and Robert Feigelson "An apparatus for studying scintillator properties at high isostatic pressures" Review of Scientific Instruments 84(1) (2013)
Alumni
PhD
Xuan Chen, Materials Science Ph.D., Fall 2018Sudeep Jung Pandey, Physics Ph.D., Summer 2017
Taylor Shoulders, Materials Science Ph.D., Fall 2016
MS
Shannon Stahl, Optics M.S., Fall 2019Daniel McGill, Optics M.S., Spring 2019