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Wang C, Ping W, Bai Q, Cui H, Hensleigh R, Wang R, Brozena AH, Xu Z, Dai J, Pei Y, Zheng C, Pastel G, Gao J, Wang X, Wang H, Zhao JC, Yang B, Zheng X(R, Luo J, Mo Y, Dunn B, Hu L. A general method to synthesize and sinter bulk ceramics in seconds. Science 2020; 368:521-526. [DOI: 10.1126/science.aaz7681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 192] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2019] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
Abstract
Ceramics are an important class of materials with widespread applications because of their high thermal, mechanical, and chemical stability. Computational predictions based on first principles methods can be a valuable tool in accelerating materials discovery to develop improved ceramics. It is essential to experimentally confirm the material properties of such predictions. However, materials screening rates are limited by the long processing times and the poor compositional control from volatile element loss in conventional ceramic sintering techniques. To overcome these limitations, we developed an ultrafast high-temperature sintering (UHS) process for the fabrication of ceramic materials by radiative heating under an inert atmosphere. We provide several examples of the UHS process to demonstrate its potential utility and applications, including advancements in solid-state electrolytes, multicomponent structures, and high-throughput materials screening.
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Affiliation(s)
- Chengwei Wang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - Qiang Bai
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - Huachen Cui
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
- Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
| | - Ryan Hensleigh
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
- Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
| | - Ruiliu Wang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - Alexandra H. Brozena
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - Zhenpeng Xu
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
- Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
| | - Jiaqi Dai
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - Yong Pei
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - Chaolun Zheng
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - Glenn Pastel
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - Jinlong Gao
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - Xizheng Wang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - Howard Wang
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - Ji-Cheng Zhao
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - Bao Yang
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061, USA
- Departments of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
| | - Jian Luo
- Department of NanoEngineering, Program of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093, USA
| | - Yifei Mo
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
| | - Bruce Dunn
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
| | - Liangbing Hu
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
- Center for Materials Innovation, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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