Professor David R. Clarke

Ultrafast high-temperature sintering (UHS) has recently been demonstrated for the rapid densification of
materials. Its high heating rates (104 ◦C min−1) and temperature capabilities (up to 3000 ◦C) enable rapid
densification and high synthesis throughput...

The microstructures of yttria-stabilized-zirconia thermal-barrier-coatings (YSZ-TBC) are complex through their thermal cycles, while the metastable 8YSZ could be created as the durable TBC. With a combination of XRD, SEM, and TEM analyses, we observe a...