Heterogeneity in the final product of flash sintering is a significant limitation for massive
development. Synchrotron radiation computed tomography (SR-CT) was initially used to …

Electric field and current applied to an unsintered ceramic body are known to promote low
temperature and extremely fast densification, in a process referred to as FLASH sintering …

The considerable decrease in temperature and time makes FLASH sintering a more
sustainable alternative for materials processing. FLASH also becomes relevant if volatile …

The request for extremely low-temperature and short-time sintering techniques has guided
the development of alternative ceramic processing. Atmosphere-assisted FLASH sintering …

Potassium sodium niobate, K0. 5Na0. 5NbO3 (KNN) is a lead‐free piezoelectric with the
potential to replace lead zirconate titanate (PZT) in electromechanical applications. Due to …

FLASH sintering is a field-assisted technique that allows the densification of ceramics in a
few seconds at temperatures significantly lower than those of conventional cycles. There is …

Sintering is a very important process in materials science and technological applications.
Despite breakthroughs in achieving optimized piezoelectric properties, fundamentals of K0 …

Flash sintering phenomena are predominantly associated with ceramics due to thermal
runaway of their electric conductivity noticeably represented in materials such as zirconia or …

The interfacial polarization, the degree of densification and the grain size are factors that
directly influence the materials dielectric properties. This investigation show that is possible …

This research aims to deepen the understanding of the interaction mechanisms between
microwave and matter in a metal-ceramic system based on in situ synchrotron radiation …