Investigation of the microstructure of the fine-grained YPO${}_4$:Gd ceramics with xenotime structure after Xe irradiation

D. A. Mikhailov, E. A. Potanina, A. V. Nokhrin +9

The paper reports on the preparation of xenotime-structured ceramics by the Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) method. Phosphates Y${}_{0.95}$Gd${}_{0.05}$PO${}_4$ (YPO${}_4$:Gd) were obtained b…