Dr Salvatore Grasso
Senior Lecturer
School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Strong magnetic field alignment, Texturing of tissue-like Biomaterials, Bio-inspired consolidation of organic inorganic hybrids
Interests
-Create Tissue-like Biomaterials using strong magnetic field processing.-Develop hybrid organic–inorganic materials using cold sintering process at room temperature.
Publications
2025
Impact of repeated heat pulses on the consolidation and grain growth of 3YSZ consolidated via ultrafast high-temperature sintering (UHS)Chen L, Liu J, Volpe R, Grasso S
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 45 (12), 117395-117395.
01-09-2025
Scalable and efficient consolidation of Al2O3 and SiC ceramics using a powder medium-based ultrafast high-temperature sintering (P-UHS)Zuo F, Wu R-D, Zhan L-H, Deng Y-N, Grasso S, Chen X-L, Lin H-T
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier Bv vol. 266, 116768-116768.
01-09-2025
Thermal conductivity of WC: Microstructural design driven by first-principles simulationsHumphry-Baker SA, Mellan TA, Finnis M, Polcik P, Lee WE, Reece M, Grasso S
Acta Materialia, Elsevier Bv vol. 283, 120517-120517.
01-01-2025
2024
Rhombohedral stacking-faults in exfoliated highly oriented pyrolytic graphiteBoi F, Lee C-Y, Wang S, Wu H, Li L, Zhang L, Song J, Dai Y et al.
Carbon Trends, Elsevier Bv vol. 15, 100345-100345.
01-06-2024
Green synthesis of nanosized Tantalum carbide (TaC) via natural polymer/tantalum oxide hybrid composites: A sustainable approach towards enhanced processing and propertiesPatra N, Nasiri NA, Grasso S, Daniel DJ, Lee WE
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Elsevier Bv vol. 179, 106464-106464.
01-05-2024
Enhancing densification rate and the unusual 4H-SiC polytype stabilization in ultrafast high-temperature sintering of α-SiCZuo F, Deng Y-N, Liu Z-X, Li Q, Grasso S, Xu Y-X, Jiang B-B, Jiang Q-G et al.
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 44 (2), 610-616.
01-02-2024
Ceramics and Glass Ceramics for Biomedical ApplicationsPatra N, Ramesh P, Grasso S, Boccacini AR
In Composites Science and Technology, Springer Nature Singapore 19-44.
01-01-2024
2023
Synthesis, microstructure, physical and mechanical properties of phase-pure entropy-enhanced (Nb0.8Ti0.05Ta0.05V0.05M0.05)4AlC3 (M = Hf, Zr) ceramicsHe H, Hu B, Soomro SA, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Zhou Y, Feng Q et al.
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 43 (14), 5782-5791.
01-11-2023
Impact of sintering thermal history on MgO‐doped alumina: Reduction of grain growth constant through high heating ratesKermani M, Wu J, Liu Z, Zuo F, Lin H, Hu C, Grasso S
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 107 (1), 132-143.
18-09-2023
Synthesis of new lead‐containing MAX phases of Zr3PbC2 and Hf3PbC2Zhang Q, Wen B, Luo J, Zhou Y, San X, Bao Y, Chu L, Feng Q et al.
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 106 (11), 6390-6397.
21-07-2023
Ultra-fast high-temperature sintering of transparent MgAl2O4Wu J, Lin Y, Hu C, Grasso S, Zhu D, Li J, Katz-Demyanitcz A, Goldstein A
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 49 (11), 19537-19540.
01-06-2023
Synthesis and characterization of ternary layered i‐MAX (Mo2/3Y1/3)2AlC ceramics fabricated by spark plasma sinteringCheng J, Zhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Chu L, Feng Q, Grasso S et al.
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 20 (5), 2717-2726.
16-05-2023
Synthesis, microstructure and property characterization of Mo4Y2Al3B6 ceramic fabricated by spark plasma sinteringDu L, Zhang Q, Cao L, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S et al.
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 43 (5), 1880-1886.
01-05-2023
Synthesis of new rare earth containing ternary laminar Sc2PbC ceramicZhang Q, Wen B, Luo J, Zhou Y, San X, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S et al.
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 43 (4), 1735-1739.
01-04-2023
Far from equilibrium ultrafast high‐temperature sintering of ZrO2–SiO2 nanocrystalline glass–ceramicsFu L, Wu J, Sathyanath SKM, Wang B, Leifer K, Engqvist H, Grasso S, Xia W
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 106 (7), 4005-4012.
02-03-2023
High‐Entropy Perovskites for Energy Conversion and Storage: Design, Synthesis, and Potential ApplicationsWang Y, Liu J, Song Y, Yu J, Tian Y, Robson MJ, Wang J, Zhang Z et al.
Small Methods, Wiley vol. 7 (4)
26-02-2023
Cold hydrostatic sintering of 45S5 bioactive glassNawaz Q, Pantulap U, Hurle K, Luo N, Grasso S, Boccaccini AR
European Journal of Materials, Informa Uk Limited vol. 3 (1), 1-10.
14-02-2023
Rapid crystallization of Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 glass ceramics via ultra‐fast high‐temperature sintering (UHS)Wu J, Kermani M, Cao L, Wang B, Dai Z, Fu L, Hu C, Grasso S
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 20 (4), 2125-2130.
13-02-2023
From pit fire to Ultrafast High-temperature Sintering (UHS): A review on ultrarapid consolidationKermani M, Hu C, Grasso S
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 49 (3), 4017-4029.
01-02-2023
Thermal explosion synthesis of first Te-containing layered ternary Hf2TeB MAX phaseZhang Q, Zhou Y, San X, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S, Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 43 (1), 173-176.
01-01-2023
2022
Ultra-low energy processing of graphite: a fast-track journey towards carbon neutralityDai Z, Cong L, Zuo F, Biesuz M, Chen K, Bertolotti M, Kermani M, Yong L et al.
Applied Materials Today, Elsevier Bv vol. 29, 101594-101594.
01-12-2022
Upscaling Ultrafast High-Temperature Sintering (UHS) to consolidate large-sized and complex-shaped ceramicsZuo F, Wang Q, Yan Z-Q, Kermani M, Grasso S, Nie G-L, Jiang B-B, He F-P et al.
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier Bv vol. 221, 114973-114973.
01-12-2022
Beta-Ta4AlC3 is not formed by transformation from α-Ta4AlC3Quan Y, Zhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S, Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 42 (15), 7377-7380.
01-12-2022
Enhanced properties of tailored MoAlB ceramics by hot forgingZhou S, Khan MU, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S, Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 42 (15), 6918-6924.
01-12-2022
Cold sintering of Van Der Waals layered compoundsDai Z, Tyrpekl V, Boi F, Song J, Hu C, Grasso S
Open Ceramics, Elsevier Bv vol. 12, 100304-100304.
01-12-2022
Zr2SeB and Hf2SeB: Two new MAB phase compounds with the Cr2AlC-type MAX phase (211 phase) crystal structuresZhang Q, Zhou Y, San X, Li W, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S, Hu C
Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press vol. 11 (11), 1764-1776.
01-11-2022
Ultra-Fast Thermal Shock Evaluation of Ti2AlC CeramicDing W, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S, Hu C
Materials, Mdpi Ag vol. 15 (19), 6877-6877.
03-10-2022
Impact of reducing conditions on the stabilization of Mg0.2Co0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2Zn0.2O high-entropy oxideLin Y, Biesuz M, Bortolotti M, Shen L, Wu J, Baptiste PY, Yu J, Ciucci F et al.
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 48 (20), 30184-30190.
01-10-2022
Unusual magnetic transition and enhanced diamagnetism in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite with long-range stacking-orderSong J, Dai Z, Wang S, Kermani M, Gao S, Wen J, Gu A, He Y et al.
Diamond and Related Materials, Elsevier Bv vol. 127, 109163-109163.
01-08-2022
Rapidly synthesizing Hf2SB ceramics by thermal explosionZhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S, Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 42 (9), 3780-3786.
01-08-2022
Ultra-fast high-temperature sintering (UHS) of Ce0.2Zr0.2Y0.2Gd0.2La0.2O2−δ fluorite-structured entropy-stabilized oxide (F-ESO)Spiridigliozzi L, Dell'Agli G, Esposito S, Rivolo P, Grasso S, Sglavo VM, Biesuz M
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier Bv vol. 214, 114655-114655.
01-06-2022
Ablation mechanisms of Ti3SiC2 ceramic at 1600 °C in nitrogen plasma flameSu X, Liu G, Dai B, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q et al.
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 48 (10), 14004-14013.
01-05-2022
Preparations and Applications of MXene–Metal Composites: A ReviewKhan MU, Du L, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S, Hu C
Coatings, Mdpi Ag vol. 12 (4), 516-516.
11-04-2022
Synthesis and property characterization of ternary laminar Zr2SB ceramicZhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S, Hu C
Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press vol. 11 (5), 825-833.
02-04-2022
Fabrication and characterisation of single-phase Hf2Al4C5 ceramicsJayaseelan DD, Pramana S, Grasso S, Bai Y, Skinner S, Reece MJ, Lee WE
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 42 (4), 1292-1301.
01-04-2022
Investigation of double perovskites Sr2SmNbO6 and X2CoNbO6 (X=Sr,Ba) with SCAN functional and plus U correctionZeng Y, Hu Q, Pan M, Zhang K, Grasso S, Hu C, Feng Q
Advanced Powder Materials, Elsevier Bv vol. 1 (2), 100019-100019.
01-04-2022
Carbon free ultra-fast high temperature sintering of translucent zirconiaWu J, kermani M, Zhu D, Li J, Lin Y, Hu C, Grasso S
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier Bv vol. 210, 114476-114476.
01-03-2022
Ultra-fast High-temperature Sintering (UHS) of translucent aluminaKermani M, Zhu D, Li J, Wu J, Lin Y, Dai Z, Hu C, Grasso S
Open Ceramics, Elsevier Bv vol. 9, 100202-100202.
01-03-2022
Ultra-fast high temperature sintering (UHS) of Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5P3O12 electrolyte: A rationalization of the heating scheduleWu J, Lin Y, Kermani M, Hu C, Grasso S
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 48 (5), 6356-6362.
01-03-2022
Design, fabrication, microstructure, and properties of highly porous alumina whisker foam ceramicWu J, Chen H, Luo X, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q et al.
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 48 (2), 2776-2781.
01-01-2022
2021
Ultrahigh Temperature Flash Sintering of Binder-Less Tungsten Carbide within 6 sDeng H, Biesuz M, Vilémová M, Kermani M, Veverka J, Tyrpekl V, Hu C, Grasso S
Materials, Mdpi Ag vol. 14 (24), 7655-7655.
12-12-2021
Fabrication, Microstructure, and Properties of In Situ V2C-Reinforced Copper CompositesQuan Y, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S, Hu C
Metals, Mdpi Ag vol. 11 (11), 1829-1829.
13-11-2021
Water‐assisted cold isostatic pressing to enhance sinterability of alumina ceramicsKermani M, Pouchly V, Lin Y, Hu C, Grasso S
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 19 (3), 1249-1254.
02-11-2021
Flash Spark Plasma Sintering of SiC: Impact of AdditivesSharma SK, Fides M, Hvizdoš P, Reece MJ, Grasso S
Silicon, Springer Science and Business Media Llc vol. 14 (12), 7377-7382.
14-10-2021
Ultrafast high-temperature sintering (UHS) of fine grained α-Al2O3Kermani M, Dong J, Biesuz M, Linx Y, Deng H, Sglavo VM, Reece MJ, Hu C et al.
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 41 (13), 6626-6633.
01-10-2021
Thermally-insulated ultra-fast high temperature sintering (UHS) of zirconia: A master sintering curve analysisDong J, Pouchly V, Biesuz M, Tyrpekl V, Vilémová M, Kermani M, Reece M, Hu C et al.
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier Bv vol. 203, 114076-114076.
01-10-2021
In-situ graphene platelets formation and its suppression during reactive spark plasma sintering of boron carbide/titanium diboride compositesÜnsal H, Grasso S, Kovalčíková A, Hanzel O, Tatarková M, Dlouhý I, Tatarko P
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 41 (13), 6281-6289.
01-10-2021
Synthesis and characterization of ternary layered Nb2SB ceramics fabricated by spark plasma sinteringQin Y, Zhou Y, Fan L, Feng Q, Grasso S, Hu C
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier Bv vol. 878, 160344-160344.
01-10-2021
Ultrafast high-temperature sintering of silicon nitride: A comparison with the state-of-the-art techniquesLuo R-X, Kermani M, Guo Z-L, Dong J, Hu C-F, Zuo F, Grasso S, Jiang B-B et al.
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 41 (13), 6338-6345.
01-10-2021
Ultrafast high-temperature sintering (UHS) of Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3Lin Y, Luo N, Quattrocchi E, Ciucci F, Wu J, Kermani M, Dong J, Hu C et al.
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 47 (15), 21982-21987.
01-08-2021
Speedy bioceramics: Rapid densification of tricalcium phosphate by ultrafast high-temperature sinteringBiesuz M, Galotta A, Motta A, Kermani M, Grasso S, Vontorová J, Tyrpekl V, Vilémová M et al.
Materials Science and Engineering: C, Elsevier Bv vol. 127, 112246-112246.
01-08-2021
Comparative investigation of ultrafast thermal shock of Ti3AlC2 ceramic in water and airHu B, Bao Y, Su X, Wan D, Feng Q, Grasso S, Hu C
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 18 (5), 1863-1871.
23-06-2021
Flash cold sintering of Nb2O5: polarity and electrolyte effectsDong J, Kermani M, Hu C, Grasso S
Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, Informa Uk Limited vol. 9 (3), 934-939.
15-06-2021
Structural Evolution in BiNbO4Yu C, Viola G, Zhang D, Stroscio Z, Hu Z, Eskilla VR, Grasso S, Wilson RM et al.
Inorganic Chemistry, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 60 (12), 8507-8518.
01-06-2021
Thermal shock resistance of Ti3SiC2 ceramic under extremely rapid thermal cyclingSu X, Bao Y, Wan D, Zhang H, Xu L, Grasso S, Hu C
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier Bv vol. 866, 158985-158985.
01-06-2021
Synthesis of θ-Al2O3 Whiskers with TwinsLiao N, Su X, Zhang H, Feng Q, Grasso S, Hu C
Metals, Mdpi Ag vol. 11 (6), 895-895.
30-05-2021
Spark Plasma Sintering of LiFePO4: AC Field Suppressing Lithium MigrationLuo N, Lin Y, Guo J, Quattrocchi E, Deng H, Dong J, Ciucci F, Boi F et al.
Materials, Mdpi Ag vol. 14 (11), 2826-2826.
25-05-2021
Athermal electric field effects in flash sintered zirconiaDong J, Biesuz M, Sglavo VM, Kermani M, Su X, Saunders T, Hu C, Grasso S
Advances in Applied Ceramics, Sage Publications vol. 120 (4), 193-201.
03-05-2021
Sustainable high‐entropy ceramics for reversible energy storage: A short reviewLin Y, Luo N, Chamas M, Hu C, Grasso S
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 18 (5), 1560-1569.
02-05-2021
A review of electromagnetic processing of materials (EPM): Heating, sintering, joining and formingBiesuz M, Saunders T, Ke D, Reece MJ, Hu C, Grasso S
Journal of Materials Science &Amp; Technology, Elsevier Bv vol. 69, 239-272.
01-04-2021
Cold isostatic sintering to enhance the ionic conductivity of LiFePO4Luo N, Lin Y, Chamas M, Hu C, Grasso S
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 47 (7), 9296-9302.
01-04-2021
Flash spark plasma sintering of pure TiB2Failla S, Fu S, Sciti D, Grasso S
Open Ceramics, Elsevier Bv vol. 5, 100075-100075.
01-03-2021
Flash sintering of zircon: rapid consolidation of an ultrahigh bandgap ceramicMartinez JM, Biesuz M, Dong J, Gauna M, Suarez G, Sglavo VM, Lin H-T, Grasso S et al.
Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, Informa Uk Limited vol. 9 (1), 374-381.
02-01-2021
Enhanced percolative spin-glass-like behavior in oxygen-rich highly oriented pyrolytic graphite with anomalous non-hexagonal superlattices and doubled electron diffraction patternsBoi FS, He Y, Gao S, Lei L, Guo J, Taallah A, Grasso S, Wang S
Carbon Trends, Elsevier Bv vol. 2, 100022-100022.
01-01-2021
Cold joining of fused silica: Bonding pressure and surface roughness effectsKe D, Tatarko P, Luo N, Taveri G, Kermani M, Wang X, Hu C, Grasso S
Materials Letters, Elsevier Bv vol. 282, 128836-128836.
01-01-2021
2020
Magnetic Field Generated during Electric Current-Assisted Sintering: From Health and Safety Issues to Lorentz Force EffectsDeng H, Dong J, Boi F, Saunders T, Hu C, Grasso S
Metals, Mdpi Ag vol. 10 (12), 1653-1653.
08-12-2020
Flash cold sintering: Combining water and electricityKermani M, Biesuz M, Dong J, Deng H, Bortolotti M, Chiappini A, Reece MJ, Sglavo VM et al.
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 40 (15), 6266-6271.
01-12-2020
Synthesis, microstructure, and properties of high purity Mo2TiAlC2 ceramics fabricated by spark plasma sinteringNiu Y, Fu S, Zhang K, Dai B, Zhang H, Grasso S, Hu C
Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press vol. 9 (6), 759-768.
01-12-2020
Effect of cold sintering process (CSP) on the electro-chemo-mechanical properties of Gd-doped ceria (GDC)Kabir A, Espineira-Cachaza M, Fiordaliso EM, Ke D, Grasso S, Merle B, Esposito V
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 40 (15), 5612-5618.
01-12-2020
Ferromagnetic correlation in hydrogen doped highly oriented pyrolytic graphiteGao S, Dong J, Luo N, Grasso S, Guo J, Lei L, Wen J, Wang S et al.
Diamond and Related Materials, Elsevier Bv vol. 109, 108030-108030.
01-11-2020
What’s new in ceramics sintering? A short report on the latest trends and future prospectsBiesuz M, Grasso S, Sglavo VM
Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, Elsevier Bv vol. 24 (5), 100868-100868.
01-10-2020
Unusual butterfly-shaped magnetization signals and spin-glass-like behaviour in highly oriented pyrolytic graphiteTaallah A, Wen J, Wang S, Grasso S, He Y, Xia J, Shuai G, Odunmbaku O et al.
Carbon, Elsevier Bv vol. 167, 85-91.
01-10-2020
Theoretical prediction, synthesis, and crystal structure determination of new MAX phase compound V2SnCXu Q, Zhou Y, Zhang H, Jiang A, Tao Q, Lu J, Rosén J, Niu Y et al.
Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press vol. 9 (4), 481-492.
27-07-2020
Interfacial reaction between ZrNbHfTa foil and graphite: Formation of high-entropy carbide and the effect of heating rate on its microstructureBiesuz M, Saunders TG, Chen K, Bortolotti M, Salvo M, Grasso S, Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 40 (7), 2699-2708.
01-07-2020
Synthesis, microstructure and properties of MoAlB ceramics prepared by in situ reactive spark plasma sinteringSu X, Dong J, Chu L, Sun H, Grasso S, Hu C
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 46 (10), 15214-15221.
01-07-2020
Magnetic Field-Induced Alignment of Nanofibrous Supramolecular Membranes: A Molecular Design Approach to Create Tissue-like BiomaterialsRadvar E, Shi Y, Grasso S, Edwards-Gayle CJC, Liu X, Mauter MS, Castelletto V, Hamley IW et al.
Acs Applied Materials &Amp; Interfaces, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 12 (20), 22661-22672.
13-04-2020
Highly textured and strongly anisotropic TiB2 ceramics prepared using magnetic field alignment (9T)Tatarko P, Grasso S, Kovalčíková A, Medveď D, Dlouhý I, Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 40 (4), 1111-1118.
01-04-2020
Progress in development of SiC-based joints resistant to neutron irradiationKoyanagi T, Katoh Y, Hinoki T, Henager C, Ferraris M, Grasso S
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 40 (4), 1023-1034.
01-04-2020
Synthesis, microstructure, and mechanical properties of TiC‐SiC‐Ti3SiC2 composites prepared by in situ reactive hot pressingLiao N, Xu L, Jin Y, Xiao Y, Grasso S, Hu C
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 17 (4), 1601-1607.
13-03-2020
Formation of high entropy metal diborides using arc-melting and combinatorial approach to study quinary and quaternary solid solutionsFailla S, Galizia P, Fu S, Grasso S, Sciti D
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 40 (3), 588-593.
01-03-2020
A review of cold sintering processesGrasso S, Biesuz M, Zoli L, Taveri G, Duff AI, Ke D, Jiang A, Reece MJ
Advances in Applied Ceramics, Sage Publications vol. 119 (3), 115-143.
16-01-2020
Contactless flash sintering based on cold plasmaDong J, Wang Z, Zhao X, Biesuz M, Saunders T, Zhang Z, Hu C, Grasso S
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier Bv vol. 175, 20-23.
01-01-2020
Synthesis and characterization of high purity Mo2Ti2AlC3 ceramicFu S, Liu Y, Zhang H, Grasso S, Hu C
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier Bv vol. 815, 152485-152485.
01-01-2020
2019
Flash joining of conductive ceramics in a few seconds by flash spark plasma sinteringBiesuz M, Saunders TG, Grasso S, Speranza G, Sorarù GD, Campostrini R, Sglavo VM, Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 39 (15), 4664-4672.
01-12-2019
Ultra-low energy joining: An invisible strong bond at room temperatureKe D, Jiang A, Biesuz M, Bortolotti M, Taveri G, Wang X, Xu M, Li J et al.
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 39 (16), 5358-5363.
01-12-2019
A theoretical analysis of cold sinteringBiesuz M, Taveri G, Duff AI, Olevsky E, Zhu D, Hu C, Grasso S
Advances in Applied Ceramics, Sage Publications vol. 119 (2), 75-89.
21-11-2019
Densification and Phase Transformation in Multi-Layered Graded Si3N4–TiN Components Produced by Field-Assisted SinteringLin D-T, Yuan L-J, Zhang P-J, Zuo F, Plucknett K, Grasso S, Wang H-J, Lin H-T
Materials, Mdpi Ag vol. 12 (18), 2900-2900.
08-09-2019
Cold Hydrostatic Sintering: From shaping to 3D printingJiang A, Ke D, Xu L, Xu Q, Li J, Wei J, Hu C, Grasso S
Journal of Materiomics, Elsevier Bv vol. 5 (3), 496-501.
01-09-2019
Design and development of ring-on-ring jig for biaxial strength testing of brittle ceramic composite materials: ZrB2-30wt-%SiB6Carrasco-Pena A, Jordan R, Dieguez J, Coronado-Rodríguez A, Ozdemir VB, Kwok K, Orlovskaya N, Vazquez-Molina DA et al.
Advances in Applied Ceramics, Sage Publications vol. 118 (4), 159-168.
10-05-2019
Flash spark plasma sintering of 3YSZBiesuz M, Sedlák R, Saunders T, Kovalčíková A, Dusza J, Reece M, Zhu D, Hu C et al.
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 39 (5), 1932-1937.
01-05-2019
A novel microstructural design to improve the oxidation resistance of ZrB2-SiC ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTCs)Zhang H, Jayaseelan DD, Bogomol I, Reece MJ, Hu C, Grasso S, Lee WE
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier Bv vol. 785, 958-964.
01-05-2019
Arc melting: a novel method to prepare homogeneous solid solutions of transition metal carbides (Zr, Ta, Hf)Zhang Z, Fu S, Aversano F, Bortolotti M, Zhang H, Hu C, Grasso S
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 45 (7), 9316-9319.
01-05-2019
Anomalous slip of ZrB2 ceramic grains during in-situ micropillar compression up to 500 °CCsanádi T, Wehrs J, Grasso S, Reece M, Michler J, Dusza J
International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, Elsevier Bv vol. 80, 270-276.
01-04-2019
Microstructure and flexural strength of hafnium diboride via flash and conventional spark plasma sinteringDemirskyi D, Suzuki TS, Grasso S, Vasylkiv O
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 39 (4), 898-906.
01-04-2019
High entropy Sr((Zr0.94Y0.06)0.2Sn0.2Ti0.2Hf0.2Mn0.2)O3−x perovskite synthesis by reactive spark plasma sinteringBiesuz M, Fu S, Dong J, Jiang A, Ke D, Xu Q, Zhu D, Bortolotti M et al.
Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, Informa Uk Limited vol. 7 (2), 127-132.
30-03-2019
Thermally-insulated flash sinteringBiesuz M, Dong J, Fu S, Liu Y, Zhang H, Zhu D, Hu C, Grasso S
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier Bv vol. 162, 99-102.
01-03-2019
Synthesis and oxidation resistance of MoAlB single crystalsShi O, Xu L, Jiang A, Xu Q, Xiao Y, Zhu D, Grasso S, Hu C
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 45 (2), 2446-2450.
01-02-2019
Refined SPS modeling based on calibrated current and voltage measurementsGucci F, Saunders T, Reece M, Grasso S
In Spark Plasma Sintering, Elsevier 163-184.
01-01-2019
A bi-layer buffer system AlN/Al1−xInxN to enable the growth of high crystal quality Al0.36In0.64N thin films on Si (111)Lu W, Wang X, Ma Y, Grasso S, Xu M
Crystengcomm, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 21 (35), 5211-5215.
01-01-2019
Pulsed electrodischarged pressure sintering and flash sintering, a reviewSakka Y, Grasso S
01-01-2019
2018
Microstructure and mechanical properties of gel casted Ti3AlC2Liu Y, Zhu D, Grasso S, Hu C
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 44 (18), 23254-23258.
01-12-2018
Flash spark plasma sintering of HfB2 ceramics without pre-sinteringZou J, Grasso S, Liu L-F, Ma H-B, Reece M, Binner J
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier Bv vol. 156, 115-119.
01-11-2018
Reactive carbothermal reduction of ZrC and ZrOC using Spark Plasma SinteringGiorgi E, Grasso S, Zapata-Solvas E, Lee WE
17-10-2018
Bio‐Inspired Hydro‐Pressure Consolidation of SilicaTaveri G, Grasso S, Gucci F, Toušek J, Dlouhy I
Advanced Functional Materials, Wiley vol. 28 (48)
11-10-2018
Effectiveness of boria welding flux in improving the wettability of ZrB2 in contact with molten CuSaunders T, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 38 (12), 4198-4202.
01-09-2018
Tunable morphology of aluminum oxide whiskers grown by hydrothermal methodZhang H, Zhu D, Grasso S, Hu C
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 44 (13), 14967-14973.
01-09-2018
Synthesis, microstructure and properties of MoAlB ceramicsXu L, Shi O, Liu C, Zhu D, Grasso S, Hu C
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 44 (11), 13396-13401.
01-08-2018
Effect of texture on oxidation resistance of Ti3AlC2Xu L, Zhu D, Liu Y, Suzuki TS, Kim B-N, Sakka Y, Grasso S, Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 38 (10), 3417-3423.
01-08-2018
Investigation of Electrochemical, Optical and Thermal Effects during Flash Sintering of 8YSZBiesuz M, Pinter L, Saunders T, Reece M, Binner J, Sglavo VM, Grasso S
Materials, Mdpi Ag vol. 11 (7), 1214-1214.
14-07-2018
DC-electro softening in soda lime silicate glass: An electro-thermal analysisPinter L, Biesuz M, Sglavo VM, Saunders T, Binner J, Reece M, Grasso S
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier Bv vol. 151, 14-18.
01-07-2018
Processing and Properties of High-Entropy Ultra-High Temperature CarbidesCastle E, Csanádi T, Grasso S, Dusza J, Reece M
Scientific Reports, Springer Science and Business Media Llc vol. 8 (1)
05-06-2018
Magnéli phase titanium suboxides by Flash Spark Plasma SinteringYu M, Saunders T, Grasso S, Mahajan A, Zhang H, Reece MJ
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier Bv vol. 146, 241-245.
01-03-2018
2017
Microstructure and indentation damage resistance of ZrB2‐20 vol.%SiC ipo‐eutectic compositesZhou J, Zhu D, Zhang H, Bogomol I, Grasso S, Hu C
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 15 (3), 619-624.
21-12-2017
Flash joining of CVD-SiC coated Cf/SiC composites with a Ti interlayerTatarko P, Grasso S, Saunders TG, Casalegno V, Ferraris M, Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 37 (13), 3841-3848.
01-10-2017
Impact of spark plasma sintering (SPS) on mullite formation in porcelainsLerdprom W, Bhowmik A, Grasso S, Zapata‐Solvas E, Jayaseelan DD, Reece MJ, Lee WE
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 101 (2), 525-535.
20-09-2017
High coercivity, anisotropic, heavy rare earth-free Nd-Fe-B by Flash Spark Plasma SinteringCastle E, Sheridan R, Zhou W, Grasso S, Walton A, Reece MJ
Scientific Reports, Springer Science and Business Media Llc vol. 7 (1)
11-09-2017
Rapid spark plasma sintering to produce dense UHTCs reinforced with undamaged carbon fibresZoli L, Vinci A, Silvestroni L, Sciti D, Reece M, Grasso S
Materials &Amp; Design, Elsevier Bv vol. 130, 1-7.
01-09-2017
Flash spark plasma sintering of cold-Pressed TiB 2 - h BNMcKinnon R, Grasso S, Tudball A, Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 37 (8), 2787-2794.
01-07-2017
Effect of texture microstructure on tribological properties of tailored Ti3AlC2 ceramicXu L, Zhu D, Grasso S, Suzuki TS, Kasahara A, Tosa M, Kim B-N, Sakka Y et al.
Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press vol. 6 (2), 120-128.
01-06-2017
Peltier effect during spark plasma sintering (SPS) of thermoelectric materialsMaizza G, Mastrorillo GD, Grasso S, Ning H, Reece MJ
Journal of Materials Science, Springer Science and Business Media Llc vol. 52 (17), 10341-10352.
23-05-2017
Densification behaviour and physico-mechanical properties of porcelains prepared using spark plasma sinteringLerdprom W, Grasso S, Jayaseelan DD, Reece MJ, Lee WE
Advances in Applied Ceramics, Sage Publications vol. 116 (6), 307-315.
05-04-2017
Improved transparency and hardness in α-alumina ceramics fabricated by high-pressure SPS of nanopowdersGhanizadeh S, Grasso S, Ramanujam P, Vaidhyanathan B, Binner J, Brown P, Goldwasser J
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 43 (1), 275-281.
01-01-2017
Flash spark plasma sintering of magnesium silicide stannide with improved thermoelectric propertiesDu B, Gucci F, Porwal H, Grasso S, Mahajan A, Reece MJ
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 5 (6), 1514-1521.
01-01-2017
2016
Review of flash sintering: materials, mechanisms and modellingYu M, Grasso S, Mckinnon R, Saunders T, Reece MJ
Advances in Applied Ceramics, Sage Publications vol. 116 (1), 24-60.
09-12-2016
Investigating the highest melting temperature materials: A laser melting study of the TaC-HfC systemCedillos-Barraza O, Manara D, Boboridis K, Watkins T, Grasso S, Jayaseelan DD, Konings RJM, Reece MJ et al.
Scientific Reports, Springer Science and Business Media Llc vol. 6 (1)
01-12-2016
Rapid sintering of anisotropic, nanograined Nd–Fe–B by flash-spark plasma sinteringCastle E, Sheridan R, Grasso S, Walton A, Reece M
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Elsevier Bv vol. 417, 279-283.
01-11-2016
Corrigendum to “Mechanical properties and residual stresses in ZrB2–SiC spark plasma sintered ceramic composites” [J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 36 (June (7)) (2016) 1527–1537]Stadelmann R, Lugovy M, Orlovskaya N, Mchaffey P, Radovic M, Sglavo VM, Grasso S, Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 36 (14), 3545-3545.
01-11-2016
Ultrafast-Contactless Flash Sintering using Plasma ElectrodesSaunders T, Grasso S, Reece MJ
Scientific Reports, Springer Science and Business Media Llc vol. 6 (1)
08-06-2016
Sintering behaviour, solid solution formation and characterisation of TaC, HfC and TaC–HfC fabricated by spark plasma sinteringCedillos-Barraza O, Grasso S, Nasiri NA, Jayaseelan DD, Reece MJ, Lee WE
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 36 (7), 1539-1548.
01-06-2016
Mechanical properties and residual stresses in ZrB2–SiC spark plasma sintered ceramic compositesStadelmann R, Lugovy M, Orlovskaya N, Mchaffey P, Radovic M, Sglavo VM, Grasso S, Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 36 (7), 1527-1537.
01-06-2016
Effect of lateral size of graphene nano-sheets on the mechanical properties and machinability of alumina nano-compositesPorwal H, Saggar R, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Saunders T, Dlouhý I, Reece MJ
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 42 (6), 7533-7542.
01-05-2016
Ultra-Rapid Crystal Growth of Textured SiC Using Flash Spark Plasma Sintering RouteGrasso S, Kim E-Y, Saunders T, Yu M, Tudball A, Choi S-H, Reece M
Crystal Growth &Amp; Design, American Chemical Society (Acs) vol. 16 (4), 2317-2321.
03-03-2016
Flash Spark Plasma Sintering (Grasso S, Saunders T, Porwal H, Milsom B, Tudball A, Reece M
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 99 (5), 1534-1543.
28-02-2016
Attempts to synthesise quaternary MAX phases (Zr,M)2AlC and Zr2(Al,A)C as a way to approach Zr2AlCHorlait D, Grasso S, Chroneos A, Lee WE
Materials Research Letters, Informa Uk Limited vol. 4 (3), 137-144.
09-02-2016
Plasticity in ZrB2 micropillars induced by anomalous slip activationCsanádi T, Szommer P, Chinh NQ, Grasso S, Dusza J, Reece M
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 36 (3), 389-394.
01-02-2016
Nanohardness and elastic anisotropy of ZrB 2 crystalsCsanádi T, Grasso S, Kovalčíková A, Dusza J, Reece M
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 36 (1), 239-242.
01-01-2016
Growth of SiC platelets using contactless flash techniqueWANG C, WU D, GRASSO S, SAUNDERS T, CASTLE E, YAN H, REECE MJ
Journal of The Ceramic Society of Japan, Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 124 (9), 845-847.
01-01-2016
Spark plasma sintering in a flashGrasso S, Saunders T, Mckinnon R, Castle E, Tatarko P, Du B, Gucci F, Yu M et al.
American Ceramic Society Bulletin vol. 95 (7), 32-34.
01-01-2016
2015
2D Raman mapping and thermal residual stresses in SiC grains of ZrB2–SiC ceramic compositesStadelmann R, Hughes B, Orlovskaya N, Grasso S, Reece MJ
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 41 (10), 13630-13637.
01-12-2015
Limiting oxidation of ZrB2 by application of an electric field across its oxide scaleSaunders T, Grasso S, Reece MJ
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier Bv vol. 653, 629-635.
01-12-2015
Synthesis and Oxidation Testing of Horlait D, Grasso S, Al Nasiri N, Burr PA, Lee WE
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 99 (2), 682-690.
19-10-2015
The effect of spark plasma sintering on lithium disilicate glass-ceramicsAl Mansour F, Karpukhina N, Grasso S, Wilson RM, Reece MJ, Cattell MJ
Dental Materials, Elsevier Bv vol. 31 (10), e226-e235.
01-10-2015
Spark Plasma Sintering of permanent magnets for next-generation electric vehicle motorsCastle E, Grasso S, Reece M, Sheridan R, Walton A
IEEE EUROCON 2015 - International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON) 8 Sep 2015 - 11 Sep 2015.
01-09-2015
Scratch behaviour of graphene alumina nanocompositesPorwal H, Kasiarova M, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Dusza J, Reece MJ
Advances in Applied Ceramics, Sage Publications vol. 114 (sup1), S34-S41.
14-08-2015
Highly anisotropic single crystal-like La2Ti2O7 ceramic produced by combined magnetic field alignment and templated grain growthGao Z, Suzuki TS, Grasso S, Sakka Y, Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 35 (6), 1771-1776.
01-06-2015
45S5 Bioglass®–MWCNT composite: processing and bioactivityPorwal H, Estili M, Grünewald A, Grasso S, Detsch R, Hu C, Sakka Y, Boccaccini AR et al.
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, Springer Science and Business Media Llc vol. 26 (6)
01-06-2015
Observation of Curie transition during spark plasma sintering of ferromagnetic materialsKumar Mani M, Viola G, Hall JP, Grasso S, Reece MJ
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Elsevier Bv vol. 382, 202-205.
01-05-2015
Plasma formation during electric discharge (50 V) through conductive powder compactsSaunders T, Grasso S, Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 35 (3), 871-877.
01-03-2015
Tailoring Ti3AlC2 ceramic with high anisotropic physical and mechanical propertiesZhang HB, Hu CF, Sato K, Grasso S, Estili M, Guo SQ, Morita K, Yoshida H et al.
Journal of The European Ceramic Society vol. 35 (1), 393-397.
01-01-2015
Ultra-high temperature spark plasma sintering of α-SiCGrasso S, Saunders T, Porwal H, Reece M
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 41 (1), 225-230.
01-01-2015
Tailoring Ti3AlC2 ceramic with high anisotropic physical and mechanical propertiesZhang HB, Hu CF, Sato K, Grasso S, Estili M, Guo SQ, Morita K, Yoshida H et al.
Journal of The European Ceramic Society vol. 35 (1), 393-397.
01-01-2015
Nano ZrO<sub>2</sub>–TiN composites with high strength and conductivityHU C-F, KIM B-N, PARK Y-J, ESTILI M, GRASSO S, MORITA K, YOSHIDA H, NISHIMURA T et al.
Journal of The Ceramic Society of Japan, Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 123 (1434), 86-89.
01-01-2015
Microstructure and mechanical properties of nano ZrO2-10 vol.% TiN composite fabricated by spark plasma sinteringHu C-F, Kim B-N, Park Y-J, Morita K, Yoshida H, Grasso S, Zhang H-B, Guo S-Q et al.
Journal of Ceramic Processing Research vol. 16 (3), 281-286.
01-01-2015
Enhanced thermoelectric performance of porous magnesium tin silicide prepared using pressure-less spark plasma sinteringNing H, Mastrorillo GD, Grasso S, Du B, Mori T, Hu C, Xu Y, Simpson K et al.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 3 (33), 17426-17432.
01-01-2015
Spark Plasma Sintering of permanent magnets for next-generation Electric Vehicle motors Reducing critical rare-earth use for a self-sufficient European marketCastle E, Grasso S, Reece M, Sheridan R, Walton A
01-01-2015
2014
Boron nitride nanotubes as a reinforcement for brittle matricesTatarko P, Grasso S, Porwal H, Chlup Z, Saggar R, Dlouhý I, Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 34 (14), 3339-3349.
01-11-2014
In situ reduction of graphene oxide nanoplatelet during spark plasma sintering of a silica matrix compositePorwal H, Grasso S, Mani MK, Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 34 (14), 3357-3364.
01-11-2014
Polymer-derived SiC ceramics from polycarbosilane/boron mixtures densified by SPSBernardo E, Ponsot I, Colombo P, Grasso S, Porwal H, Reece MJ
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 40 (9), 14493-14500.
01-11-2014
Tribological properties of silica–graphene nano-platelet compositesPorwal H, Tatarko P, Saggar R, Grasso S, Kumar Mani M, Dlouhý I, Dusza J, Reece MJ
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 40 (8), 12067-12074.
01-09-2014
Microstructure and adsorption property of nanocarbide-derived carbon (CDC) synthesized at ambient temperatureZhang H, Hu C, Lv J, Grasso S, Mishra M, Estili M, Yamauchi Y, Kim B et al.
Materials Letters, Elsevier Bv vol. 130, 188-191.
01-09-2014
Systematic study on densification of alumina fine powder during milliwave sintering at 28 GHzMaizza G, Grasso S, Sakka Y
Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, Informa Uk Limited vol. 2 (3), 215-222.
01-09-2014
Ultra-high temperature spark plasma sintering of α-SiCGRASSO S
Ceramics International, Elsevier
23-08-2014
Flash Spark Plasma Sintering (Grasso S, Saunders T, Porwal H, Cedillos‐Barraza O, Jayaseelan DD, Lee WE, Reece MJ
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 97 (8), 2405-2408.
10-07-2014
Joining of β-SiC by spark plasma sinteringGrasso S, Tatarko P, Rizzo S, Porwal H, Hu C, Katoh Y, Salvo M, Reece MJ et al.
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 34 (7), 1681-1686.
01-07-2014
Toughening effect of multi-walled boron nitride nanotubes and their influence on the sintering behaviour of 3Y-TZP zirconia ceramicsTatarko P, Grasso S, Chlup Z, Porwal H, Kašiarová M, Dlouhý I, Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society vol. 34 (7), 1829-1843.
01-07-2014
Joining of C/SiC composites by spark plasma sintering techniqueRizzo S, Grasso S, Salvo M, Casalegno V, Reece MJ, Ferraris M
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 34 (4), 903-913.
01-04-2014
Processing and bioactivity of 45S5 Bioglass®-graphene nanoplatelets compositesPorwal H, Grasso S, Cordero-Arias L, Li C, Boccaccini AR, Reece MJ
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, Springer Science and Business Media Llc vol. 25 (6), 1403-1413.
12-02-2014
Joining of C/SiC composites by spark plasma sintering techniqueRizzo S, Grasso S, Salvo M, Casalegno V, Reece MJ, Ferraris M
Journal of The European Ceramic Society vol. 34 (4), 903-913.
01-01-2014
Synthesis of High-Purity Ti3SiC2 by Microwave SinteringWang Q, Hu C, Huang Q, Cai S, Sakka Y, Grasso S
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology vol. 11 (5), 911-918.
01-01-2014
Joining of β-SiC by spark plasma sinteringGrasso S, Tatarko P, Rizzo S, Porwal H, Hu C, Katoh Y, Salvo M, Reece MJ et al.
Journal of The European Ceramic Society vol. 34 (7), 1681-1686.
01-01-2014
Processing and bioactivity of 45S5 BioglassA®-graphene nanoplatelets compositesPorwal H, Grasso S, Cordero-Arias L, Li C, Boccaccini AR, Reece MJ
Journal of Materials Science-Materials in Medicine vol. 25 (6), 1403-1413.
01-01-2014
Large ZT enhancement in hot forged nanostructured p-type Bi0.5Sb1.5Te3 bulk alloysJiang Q, Yan H, Khaliq J, Ning H, Grasso S, Simpson K, Reece MJ
J. Mater. Chem. A, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 2 (16), 5785-5790.
01-01-2014
Tough and dense boron carbide obtained by high-pressure (300 MPa) and low-temperature (1600°C) spark plasma sinteringBADICA P, GRASSO S, BORODIANSKA H, XIE SS, LI P, TATARKO P, REECE MJ, SAKKA Y et al.
Journal of The Ceramic Society of Japan, Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 122 (1424), 271-275.
01-01-2014
Tribological properties of silica-graphene nano-platelet compositesPorwal H, Tatarko P, Saggar R, Grasso S, Kumar Mani M, Dlouhý I, Dusza J, Reece MJ
Ceramics International vol. 40 (8 PART A), 12067-12074.
01-01-2014
Boron nitride nanotubes as a reinforcement for brittle matricesTatarko P, Grasso S, Porwal H, Chlup Z, Saggar R, Dlouhý I, Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society vol. 34 (14), 3339-3349.
01-01-2014
In situ reduction of graphene oxide nanoplatelet during spark plasma sintering of a silica matrix compositePorwal H, Grasso S, Mani MK, Reece MJ
Journal of The European Ceramic Society vol. 34 (14), 3357-3364.
01-01-2014
Polymer-derived SiC ceramics from polycarbosilane/boron mixtures densified by SPSBernardo E, Ponsot I, Colombo P, Grasso S, Porwal H, Reece MJ
Ceramics International vol. 40 (9 PART A), 14493-14500.
01-01-2014
2013
Graphene reinforced alumina nano-compositesPorwal H, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Khaliq J, Dlouhý I, Reece MJ
Carbon, Elsevier Bv vol. 64, 359-369.
01-11-2013
Review of graphene–ceramic matrix compositesPorwal H, Grasso S, Reece MJ
Advances in Applied Ceramics, Sage Publications vol. 112 (8), 443-454.
01-11-2013
Synthesis of High‐Purity Ti3SiC2by Microwave SinteringWang Q, Hu C, Cai S, Sakka Y, Grasso S, Huang Q
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 11 (5), 911-918.
07-10-2013
Low-temperature spark plasma sintering of pure nano WC powderGrasso S, Poetschke J, Richter V, Maizza G, Sakka Y, Reece MJ
Journal of The American Ceramic Society vol. 96 (6), 1702-1705.
01-06-2013
Spark plasma sintering of damage tolerant and machinable YAM ceramicsWang Q, Grasso S, Hu C, Zhang H, Cai S, Sakka Y, Huang Q
Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press vol. 2 (2), 193-200.
01-06-2013
Low‐Temperature Spark Plasma Sintering of Pure Nano Grasso S, Poetschke J, Richter V, Maizza G, Sakka Y, Reece MJ
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 96 (6), 1702-1705.
02-05-2013
Highly transparent α-alumina obtained by low cost high pressure SPSGrasso S, Yoshida H, Porwal H, Sakka Y, Reece M
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 39 (3), 3243-3248.
01-04-2013
Toughened and machinable glass matrix composites reinforced with graphene and graphene-oxide nano plateletsPorwal H, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Hu C, Boccaccini AR, Dlouhý I, Reece MJ
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, Informa Uk Limited vol. 14 (5), 055007-055007.
01-03-2013
Low temperature spark plasma sintering of 45S5 Bioglass®Grasso S, Chinnam RK, Porwal H, Boccaccini AR, Reece MJ
Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Elsevier Bv vol. 362, 25-29.
01-02-2013
Reverse boundary layer capacitor model in glass/ceramic composites for energy storage applicationsWei X, Yan H, Wang T, Hu Q, Viola G, Grasso S, Jiang Q, Jin L et al.
Journal of Applied Physics, Aip Publishing vol. 113 (2)
10-01-2013
Ultra low thermal conductivity of disordered layered p-type bismuth tellurideGrasso S, Tsujii N, Jiang Q, Khaliq J, Maruyama S, Miranda M, Simpson K, Mori T et al.
Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc) vol. 1 (12), 2362-2362.
01-01-2013
Graphene reinforced alumina nano-compositesPorwal H, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Khaliq J, Dlouhy I, Reece MJ
Carbon vol. 64, 359-369.
01-01-2013
Electric field in SPS: geometry and pulsed current effectsGRASSO S, SAKKA Y
Journal of The Ceramic Society of Japan, Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 121 (1414), 524-526.
01-01-2013
High pressure - Low temperature sintering of tungsten carbide ceramicsPoetschke J, Grasso S, Richter V, Michaelis A
01-01-2013
2012
Spark plasma sintering (SPS), or pulse discharge sintering (PDS) of max phasesHu CF, Sakka Y, Grasso S, Tanaka H, Nishimura T
In Max Phases Microstructure Properties and Applications 1-28.
01-12-2012
Hard polycrystalline eutectic composite prepared by spark plasma sinteringBogomol I, Grasso S, Nishimura T, Sakka Y, Loboda P, Vasylkiv O
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 38 (5), 3947-3953.
01-07-2012
Microstructure characterization of ZrB2–SiC composite fabricated by spark plasma sintering with TaSi2 additiveHu C, Sakka Y, Gao J, Tanaka H, Grasso S
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 32 (7), 1441-1446.
01-06-2012
Dense zircon (ZrSiO4) ceramics by high energy ball milling and spark plasma sinteringRendtorff NM, Grasso S, Hu C, Suarez G, Aglietti EF, Sakka Y
Ceramics International, Elsevier Bv vol. 38 (3), 1793-1799.
01-04-2012
Zircon–zirconia (ZrSiO4–ZrO2) dense ceramic composites by spark plasma sinteringRendtorff NM, Grasso S, Hu C, Suarez G, Aglietti EF, Sakka Y
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 32 (4), 787-793.
01-04-2012
High Hardness BaCb-(BxOy/BN) Composites with 3D Mesh-Like Fine Grain-Boundary Structure by Reactive Spark Plasma SinteringVasylkiv O, Borodianska H, Badica P, Grasso S, Sakka Y, Tok A, Su LT, Bosman M et al.
Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, American Scientific Publishers vol. 12 (2), 959-965.
01-02-2012
High-pressure spark plasma sintering of MgO-doped transparent aluminaKIM B-N, HIRAGA K, GRASSO S, MORITA K, YOSHIDA H, ZHANG H, SAKKA Y
Journal of The Ceramic Society of Japan, Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 120 (1399), 116-118.
01-01-2012
2011
Spark Plasma Sintering of Diamond Binderless Grasso S, Hu C, Maizza G, Sakka Y
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 95 (8), 2423-2428.
30-12-2011
Microstructure evolution during field-assisted sintering of zirconia spheresDemirskyi D, Borodianska H, Grasso S, Sakka Y, Vasylkiv O
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier Bv vol. 65 (8), 683-686.
01-10-2011
Physical and mechanical properties of highly textured polycrystalline Nb4AlC3ceramicHu C, Sakka Y, Nishimura T, Guo S, Grasso S, Tanaka H
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, Informa Uk Limited vol. 12 (4), 044603-044603.
01-08-2011
Shell-like nanolayered Nb4AlC3 ceramic with high strength and toughnessHu C, Sakka Y, Grasso S, Nishimura T, Guo S, Tanaka H
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier Bv vol. 64 (8), 765-768.
01-04-2011
High-hardness B4C textured by a strong magnetic field techniqueGrasso S, Hu C, Vasylkiv O, Suzuki TS, Guo S, Nishimura T, Sakka Y
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier Bv vol. 64 (3), 256-259.
01-02-2011
Effects of Pressure Application Method on Transparency of Spark Plasma Sintered AluminaGrasso S, Hu C, Maizza G, Kim B-N, Sakka Y
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 94 (5), 1405-1409.
14-01-2011
Modeling of the temperature distribution of flash sintered zirconiaGRASSO S, SAKKA Y, RENDTORFF N, HU C, MAIZZA G, BORODIANSKA H, VASYLKIV O
Journal of The Ceramic Society of Japan, Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 119 (1386), 144-146.
01-01-2011
2010
Tailoring Ti3SiC2 Ceramic via a Strong Magnetic Field Alignment Method Followed by Spark Plasma SinteringHu C, Sakka Y, Grasso S, Suzuki T, Tanaka H
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 94 (3), 742-748.
04-11-2010
Fabrication of Textured Nb4AlC3 Ceramic by Slip Casting in a Strong Magnetic Field and Spark Plasma SinteringHu C, Sakka Y, Tanaka H, Nishimura T, Grasso S
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 94 (2), 410-415.
27-09-2010
Microstructure and properties of ZrB2–SiC composites prepared by spark plasma sintering using TaSi2 as sintering additiveHu C, Sakka Y, Tanaka H, Nishimura T, Guo S, Grasso S
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier Bv vol. 30 (12), 2625-2631.
01-09-2010
Highly Transparent Pure Alumina Fabricated by High‐Pressure Spark Plasma SinteringGrasso S, Kim B, Hu C, Maizza G, Sakka Y
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 93 (9), 2460-2462.
15-04-2010
Synthesis, microstructure and mechanical properties of (Zr,Ti)B2-(Zr,Ti)N composites prepared by spark plasma sinteringHu C, Sakka Y, Tanaka H, Nishimura T, Grasso S
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier Bv vol. 494 (1-2), 266-270.
01-04-2010
Microstructure and properties of ZrB2-SiC and HfB2-SiC composites fabricated by spark plasma sintering (SPS) using TaSi2 as sintering aidHU C, SAKKA Y, JANG B, TANAKA H, NISHIMURA T, GUO S, GRASSO S
Journal of The Ceramic Society of Japan, Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 118 (1383), 997-1001.
01-01-2010
2009
Low temperature thermal expansion, high temperature electrical conductivity, and mechanical properties of Nb4AlC3 ceramic synthesized by spark plasma sinteringHu C, Sakka Y, Tanaka H, Nishimura T, Grasso S
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier Bv vol. 487 (1-2), 675-681.
01-11-2009
Electric current activated/assisted sintering (ECAS): a review of patents 1906–2008Grasso S, Sakka Y, Maizza G
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, Informa Uk Limited vol. 10 (5), 053001-053001.
01-10-2009
Pressure Effect on the Homogeneity of Spark Plasma‐Sintered Tungsten Carbide PowderGrasso S, Sakka Y, Maizza G, Hu C
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 92 (10), 2418-2421.
25-09-2009
Moving finite-element mesh model for aiding spark plasma sintering in current control mode of pure ultrafine WC powderMaizza G, Grasso S, Sakka Y
Journal of Materials Science, Springer Science and Business Media Llc vol. 44 (5), 1219-1236.
01-03-2009
Pressure Effects on Temperature Distribution during Spark Plasma Sintering with Graphite SampleGrasso S, Sakka Y, Maizza G
Materials Transactions, Japan Institute of Metals vol. 50 (8), 2111-2114.
01-01-2009
2008
Effects of Initial Punch-Die Clearance in Spark Plasma Sintering ProcessGrasso S, Sakka Y, Maizza G
Materials Transactions, Japan Institute of Metals vol. 49 (12), 2899-2906.
01-01-2008
2007
Relation between microstructure, properties and spark plasma sintering (SPS) parameters of pure ultrafine WC powderMaizza G, Grasso S, Sakka Y, Noda T, Ohashi O
Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, Informa Uk Limited vol. 8 (7-8), 644-654.
01-01-2007
1996
PostersCerny V, Zivny P, Dostal P, Parizkova R, Zabka L, Hodgson RE, Bosenberg AT, Hadley GP et al.
Intensive Care Medicine, Springer Science and Business Media Llc vol. 22 (S3), S397-S422.
01-09-1996
Synthesis, Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of ZrB<sub>2</sub> Ceramic Prepared by Mechanical Alloying and Spark Plasma SinteringHu CF, Sakka Y, Uchikoshi T, Suzuki T, Jang BK, Grasso S, Suarez G
Grants
Industry Fellowship: Revolutionizing fuel and electrolysis cell production for NET-Zero: Sustainable, Efficient, and Rapid ceramics processing (Acronym: SER)Salvatore Grasso
£157,805 Royal Society
01-01-2025 - 31-12-2028


