Interfaces such as grain boundaries (GBs) and heterointerfaces (HIs) are known to play a
crucial role in structure-property relationships of polycrystalline materials. While several …

Incorporation of porosity into a monolithic material decreases the effective thermal
conductivity. Porous ceramics were prepared by different methods to achieve pore volume …

The thermal conductivity of porous alumina ceramics prepared using different types of starch
(potato, wheat, corn, and rice starch) as pore-forming agents is investigated from room …

Nanoscale defects like grain boundaries (GBs) would introduce local phonon modes and
affect the bulk materials' thermal, electrical, optical, and mechanical properties. It is highly …

The dependence of grain size on the heating rate has been investigated for alumina
ceramics prepared via spark plasma sintering (SPS). For this purpose, the local grain size …

Synchrotron micro-and nanoprobe beamlines have demonstrated great potential to advance
photovoltaic devices. Most importantly, their small X-ray spot size has enabled the direct …

The structure and microstructure of a standard reference kaolin clay change significantly
with thermal treatment. The consequences in terms of thermal conductivity and specific heat …

In this work, foams were obtained by direct foaming of aqueous alumina suspensions
containing butyric acid. Butyric acid is incorporated in the suspensions in order to …

We discuss recent advances in the microscopic simulations of thermal conductivity through
the prism of comparisons with experimental measurements. By dissecting the thermal …

Ceramic foams with open‐cell structures have attracted extensive attention due to their
unique structure and superior properties. But these materials often exhibit the weakness of …