Field assisted and flash sintering of alumina and its relationship to conductivity and MgO-doping

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 31, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 2827-2837

  Cologna, Marco ^a   Francis, John S C ^a   Raj, Rishi ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

Al2O3; Conductivity; FAST; Flash sintering; SPS

Indexed keywords

ARRHENIUS EQUATION; CAUSE-AND-EFFECT RELATIONSHIPS; CHARGED SPECIES; CHEMICAL DIFFUSION; CONVENTIONAL SINTERING; DENSE SPECIMENS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FAST; FLASH-SINTERING; FRENKEL PAIRS; MOLECULAR TRANSPORT; NON-LINEAR; NON-LINEAR REGIMES; SHARP INCREASE; SINTERING BEHAVIORS; SINTERING RATE; SPS; UNDERLYING MECHANISM;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT; HEATING; SINTERED ALUMINA;

SINTERING;

EID: 80052354036     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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