Methods of flash sintering

Raj, Rishi; Cologna, Marco; Francis, John S.

Title: Methods of flash sintering

Patent · Tue May 10 00:00:00 EDT 2016

OSTI ID:1252455

Raj, Rishi; Cologna, Marco; Francis, John S.

This disclosure provides methods of flash sintering and compositions created by these methods. Methods for sintering multilayered bodies are provided in which a sintered body is produced in less than one minute. In one aspect, each layer is of a different composition, and may be constituted wholly from a ceramic or from a combination of ceramic and metallic particles. When the body includes a layer of an anode composition, a layer of an electrolyte composition and a layer of a cathode composition, the sintered body can be used to produce a solid oxide fuel cell.

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Research Organization:: The Regents of the University of Colorado, Denver, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-07ER46403

Assignee:: The Regents of the University of Colorado, Denver, CO (United States)

Patent Number(s):: 9,334,194

Application Number:: 14/319,631

OSTI ID:: 1252455

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2014 Jun 30

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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