| abstract |
A method for manufacturing β-sialon, including: a mixing process wherein at least one of aluminum oxide and silicon oxide, silicon nitride, aluminum nitride, and europium compound are mixed; a burning process wherein the mixture having undergone the mixing process is heated at the temperature hither than 1950° C. but not exceeding 2200° C. for 10 hours or longer; and a heat treatment process wherein heat treatment is conducted after the burning process at the temperature from 1300° C. to 1600° C. in an atmosphere of inert gas other than nitrogen at the partial pressure of 10 kPa or lower. |