For decades, enormous investigation effort has been devoted to the fabrication of new
ceramic matrix composites with enhanced mechanical properties. One of the most explored …

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been considered as a new promising reinforcement for
ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) over the last decade, owing to their exceptional …

Yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) ceramics have been widely applied in areas of high-
temperature thermal protection and nuclear radiation protection during the past decades …

Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/nanostructured zirconia composites with a
homogenous distribution of different MWCNT quantities (ranging within 0.5–5wt.%) were …

Abstract Al 2 O 3–ZrO 2 (3Y)–SiC ceramic composites were prepared by spark plasma
sintering in vacuum under 40 MPa of uniaxial compression between 1300° C and 1400° C …

Abstract Zirconia/graphene nanosheets (ZrO 2/GNs) composite coatings were prepared
using a plasma spraying technique. Microscopic observations showed that the GNs …

Current work pursues generating controlled bimodal microstructure by plasma spraying of
micrometer-sized Al 2 O 3 and nanostructured spray-dried agglomerate with reinforcement …

The effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN)
inclusions on the fracture toughness of yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) ceramics has been …

Highly dense yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) nano-ceramics reinforced with TC-CVD-
synthesized multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were fabricated using spark plasma …

Silicon carbide whiskers (SiC w) have presented great potential to improve the mechanical
properties of Al 2 O 3 ceramic. However, effective curing of SiC w/Al 2 O 3 ceramic slurry …