Fabrication of single crystals has long been limited to melt-and solution-growth techniques.
However, in recent years solid-state single crystal growth (SSCG) has appeared as a …

The forecasted restriction of lead containing materials in piezoelectric devices has created
vast interest into the development of alternatives, ie lead-free systems. Since the discovery …

The interface atomic structure was proposed to have a critical effect on microstructure
evolution during sintering of ceramic materials. In liquid‐phase sintering, spherical grains …

Based on the fact that the angular shape of solid grains dispersed in the liquid matrix
indicates a singular interface, the coarsening kinetics of angular grains was formulated …

In a WC–Co specimen, the shape of WC crystals was a triangular prism with truncated
corners. When VC was added to inhibit grain growth, the crystal shape changed to a …

Specimens of WC–30Co and WC–1VC–30Co (wt-%) were heat treated at 1500° C for up to
64 h. During the early stage of heat treatment, it was observed that the addition of VC has …

Abnormal grain growth is a commonly observed phenomenon in perovskite materials. In
order to study this phenomenon, grain growth experiments were conducted over a …

Alumina specimens with small amounts of CaO and TiO2 were prepared and their
microstructural evolution during sintering was investigated. Because of the appearance of a …

Changes in the microstructure and dielectric properties with the variation of the
donor/acceptor ratio in BaTiO3 ceramics were investigated. In donor‐rich specimens, a …

Abnormal grain growth (AGG) was observed in rutile TiO2 formed by the thermal treatment of
anatase TiO2 in the presence of zirconium silicate. This morphological behaviour was seen …