Flash sintering is a novel densification technology for ceramics, which allows a dramatic
reduction of processing time and temperature. It represents a promising sintering route to …

Flash sintering (FS) is an energy efficient sintering technique involving electrical Joule
heating, which allows very rapid densification (< 60 s) of particulate materials. Since the first …

Flash sintering occurs when an electric field is applied to a heated ceramic powder compact.
At a critical combination of field and temperature, a power surge occurs (the “flash event”) …

Flash-sintering is invariably accompanied by a highly non-linear rise in the specimen's
conductivity. Thus the specimen temperature rises above the furnace temperature. It is …

This paper reports the electrochemical, optical and thermal effects occurring during flash
sintering of 8 mol% yttria-stabilized zirconia (8YSZ). In-situ observations of polycrystalline …

Microwaves and spark plasma sintering (SPS) enhance sinterability. Simple electrical fields,
applied by means of a pair of electrodes to bare specimens, have been shown to accelerate …

During flash sintering, ceramic materials can sinter to high density in a matter of seconds
while subjected to electric field and elevated temperature. This process, which occurs at …

Electricity is an efficient form of energy, and the growing interest in electricity-assisted
manufacturing is motivated by its inherent energy saving and reduced environmental impact …

Conventional sintering of undoped Y 2 O 3 requires temperatures above 1400° C for a few
hours. We show that it can be sintered nearly instantaneously to nearly full density at furnace …

We report the sintering behavior of nanocrystalline zinc oxide under external AC electric
field between 0 and 160 V/cm. In situ acquisition of density by means of laser dilatometry …