Plasma-flash Sintering: Metastable Phase Stabilization and Evidence of Ionized Species
The first demonstration of plasma-flash sintering (PFS) is presented in this work. PFS is performed under a low-pressure atmosphere that consecutively generates plasma and flash events. It is shown, by using several combined characterization techniques, that PFS stabilizes metastable phases on the s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication date: | 2025 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Universidad de Sevilla (US) |
| Repository: | idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:idus.us.es:11441/168547 |
| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/11441/168547 https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.20105 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Anatase Defects Electric-field assisted sintering Flash-sintering Plasma Rutile |
| Summary: | The first demonstration of plasma-flash sintering (PFS) is presented in this work. PFS is performed under a low-pressure atmosphere that consecutively generates plasma and flash events. It is shown, by using several combined characterization techniques, that PFS stabilizes metastable phases on the surface of the material, which may be partially, but not solely, attributed to the generation of oxygen vacancies, and induces the absorption of ionized species, if a reactive atmosphere is employed. Even though additional research is required to understand the fundamentals of PFS, it is evidenced its potential to be used as a material surface engineering tool, which may widen the technological capabilities of flash sintering. |
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