FS5: Field Assisted Sintering and Related Phenomena at High Temperatures
The influence of electrical fields on various phenomena in ceramic science is an emerging area. This focused session seeks to bring together investigators from various points of view for instilling discussion and new ideas in this interdisciplinary field of research.
Proposed Session Topics
• Spark plasma sintering
• Flash sintering
• Microwave sintering
• Grain growth
• Phase transformations
• Creep and superplasticity
• Joule heating
• Defect chemistry and diffusion
• Electrical conductivity and photoemission
Symposium Organizers
• Rishi Raj, University of Colorado at Boulder, USA; rishi.raj@colorado.edu
• Olivier Guillon, Forschungszentrum Jülich, Germany; o.guillon@fz-juelich.de