A
new research report by Transparency Market Research offers a
comprehensive evaluation of the global Transparent
Ceramics
Market. The
study, titled “Transparent
Ceramics Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth,
Trends and Forecast 2016 - 2023”,
is available for sale on the firm’s website.
Transparent
ceramics are crystalline and glassy in nature. These ceramics are
used as optically transparent materials in different forms (from bulk
solid-state components to high surface area forms such as fibers,
coatings, and thin films). Transparent ceramics are included under
the optical transparent category of ceramics. The term “ceramics”
is used to define both crystalline materials as well as amorphous
materials; however, transparent ceramics are noted to possess
crystalline structure. These ceramics are derived through a
crystallization process from silica based glass. Transparent ceramics
offer properties that are different from conventional ceramics.
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Currently,
optoelectronics and optics is the most important application segment
in the transparent ceramics market. In this sector, the key
application is for fabricating solid state lasers, where transparent
ceramics are commonly used as optical windows for gas lasers, host
materials, and for other components such as lenses, amplifiers, and
optical insulators. Furthermore, these ceramic materials are utilized
for the production of lamp and bulb envelopes for vehicle and
commercial lighting products. Transparent ceramics are used in
applications where harsh chemical conditions coupled with resistance
to high temperatures are required. Additionally, these ceramics can
be introduced for developing displays and lights in light-emitting
diodes (LEDs). Over the past few years, the market for transparent
ceramics has expanded to include materials that are not only
transparent to ultraviolet and infrared light, but also to
electromagnetic waves in the visible spectrum.
Transparent
ceramics are proving to be a promising alternative to traditional
glass technologies and single-crystal technologies in various diverse
application fields such as high-energy radiation detection, infrared
domes, lasers, optical fibers, and armors. In this context, the term
“transparent” is defined as a ceramic material with approximately
90% of theoretical transmission over the wavelengths of interest.
Transparent polycrystalline ceramics have the ability to provide
unique and versatile optical materials that are highly suitable for
nonlinear optics, solid-state lasers, and scintillators.
Focusing
on technology advancement, researchers have recently discovered how
to transform amorphous forms of glass oxides into transparent
ceramics through complete crystallization, unlike the traditional
technologies. Transparent ceramics can also be fabricated to meet the
requirements for commercial applications. This would help promote the
emergence of new technologies for broad usage in applications ranging
from automobile ignition to inertial confinement nuclear fusion.
The
light must be transmitted through the material, which needs to be
transparent in nature without significant reflection and absorption
losses. Unlike many single crystals and glasses, polycrystalline
ceramics comprise complex microstructural features such as pores,
grain boundaries, grains, and secondary phases or inclusions. Spinel
ceramics, a type of transparent ceramic have been present in the
industry for a long time, with another transparent ceramic ALON.
However, till the late 1990s, most of the research and development
work pertaining to these ceramics remained within the laboratories.
Both these ceramics are now available commercially in developed
economies such as the U.S. due to the efforts taken for
commercialization over the past 10 years coupled with rising interest
from aerospace and defense industries. This is further anticipated to
result in the emergence of various civilian and industrial
applications that can benefit from the unique mechanical and optical
properties of spinel and ALON.
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Some
of the key players involved in the transparent ceramics market
include Bright Crystals Technology, Ceranova, General Electric,
Murata Manufacturing, Koito Manufacturing, and Coorstek.
This
research report analyzes this market on the basis of its market
segments, major geographies, and current market trends. Geographies
analyzed under this research report include
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