Polycrystalline Ce 3+ -doped fluorapatite (Ce:FAP) transparent ceramics with fine microstructures were fabricated through liquid-phase synthesis for the initial powder and spark plasma sintering (SPS) for full densification. These ceramics were confirmed to have a single-phase crystal structure, and the average grain sizes were determined to be 139 and 135 nm for the 1 and 2 at.% Ce-doping concentrations, respectively. Their emission spectra revealed that the fabricated ceramics convert UV light to visible light emission due to the 5 d →4 f electronic transition of Ce 3+ . These ceramics are expected to be useful in photonic applications.
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