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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Autores: Gil González, Eva, Taibi, A., Perejón Pazo, Antonio, Sánchez Jiménez, Pedro Enrique, Pérez Maqueda, L. A.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Sevilla (US)
Repositorio:idUS. Depósito de Investigación de la Universidad de Sevilla
OAI Identifier:oai:idus.us.es:11441/168547
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/11441/168547
https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.20105
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Anatase
Defects
Electric-field assisted sintering
Flash-sintering
Plasma
Rutile
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Sumario: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.