Dr Salvatore Grasso
Senior Lecturer
School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Ultra-fast high temperature sintering, Spark Plasma Sintering, Cold Sintering, intense magnetic field assisted processing, Solid state battery
Interests
His current research is around the use of intense Electric (voltages up to 10kV and current up to 0.6 MA) and Magnetic fields (15 Tesla) to develop novel processing techniques to design unprecedented materials properties. Multi fields assisted processing is a key component of his current research vision. The focus is on ceramic materials, including textured ceramics, battery materials, thermoelectrics and transparent oxides. Low energy processing and sustainability are key aspects of his research vision. He is currently Editor of the European Ceramic Society, Associate Editor of both the American ceramic society and International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology.Keywords:
Functional ceramics for energy: Fuel cells and solid state batteries
Sustainable manufacturing: Ultra-fast high temperature sintering and Cold sintering
Advanced material processing: Strong magnetic field alignment, Field Assisted Processing, Thermal shock synthesis
Publications
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Sustainable Engineering2025
Humphry-Baker SA, Mellan TA, Finnis M, Polcik P, Lee WE, Reece M and Grasso S (2025). Thermal conductivity of WC: Microstructural design driven by first-principles simulations. Acta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 283 01-01-2025
2024
Boi F, Lee C-Y, Wang S, Wu H, Li L, Zhang L, Song J, Dai Y, Taallah A, Odunmbaku O, Corrias A, Baron-Wiechec A, Zheng S and Grasso S (2024). Rhombohedral stacking-faults in exfoliated highly oriented pyrolytic graphite. Carbon Trends, Elsevier vol. 15 01-06-2024
Patra N, Al Nasiri N, Grasso S, Daniel DJ and Lee WE (2024). Green synthesis of nanosized Tantalum carbide (TaC) via natural polymer/tantalum oxide hybrid composites: A sustainable approach towards enhanced processing and properties. Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Elsevier vol. 179 01-05-2024
Zuo F, Deng Y-N, Liu Z-X, Li Q, Grasso S, Xu Y-X, Jiang B-B, Jiang Q-G, Lin H-T and Wang L-G (2024). Enhancing densification rate and the unusual 4H-SiC polytype stabilization in ultrafast high-temperature sintering of α-SiC. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 44 (2), 610-616. 01-02-2024
Patra N, Ramesh P, Grasso S and Boccacini AR (2024). Ceramics and Glass Ceramics for Biomedical Applications. Fiber and Ceramic Filler-Based Polymer Composites for Biomedical Engineering 19-44. 01-01-2024
2023
He H, Hu B, Soomro SA, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Zhou Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2023). Synthesis, microstructure, physical and mechanical properties of phase-pure entropy-enhanced (Nb0.8Ti0.05Ta0.05V0.05M0.05)4AlC3 (M = Hf, Zr) ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 43 (14), 5782-5791. 01-11-2023
Kermani M, Wu J, Liu Z, Zuo F, Lin H, Hu C and Grasso S (2023). Impact of sintering thermal history on MgO‐doped alumina: Reduction of grain growth constant through high heating rates. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 107 (1), 132-143. 18-09-2023
Zhang Q, Wen B, Luo J, Zhou Y, San X, Bao Y, Chu L, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2023). Synthesis of new lead‐containing MAX phases of Zr3PbC2 and Hf3PbC2. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 106 (11), 6390-6397. 21-07-2023
Wu J, Lin Y, Hu C, Grasso S, Zhu D, Li J, Katz-Demyanitcz A and Goldstein A (2023). Ultra-fast high-temperature sintering of transparent MgAl2O4. Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 49 (11), 19537-19540. 01-06-2023
Cheng J, Zhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Chu L, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2023). Synthesis and characterization of ternary layered i‐MAX (Mo2/3Y1/3)2AlC ceramics fabricated by spark plasma sintering. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 20 (5), 2717-2726. 16-05-2023
Du L, Zhang Q, Cao L, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2023). Synthesis, microstructure and property characterization of Mo4Y2Al3B6 ceramic fabricated by spark plasma sintering. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 43 (5), 1880-1886. 01-05-2023
Zhang Q, Wen B, Luo J, Zhou Y, San X, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2023). Synthesis of new rare earth containing ternary laminar Sc2PbC ceramic. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 43 (4), 1735-1739. 01-04-2023
Fu L, Wu J, Sathyanath SKM, Wang B, Leifer K, Engqvist H, Grasso S and Xia W (2023). Far from equilibrium ultrafast high‐temperature sintering of ZrO2–SiO2 nanocrystalline glass–ceramics. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 106 (7), 4005-4012. 02-03-2023
Wang Y, Liu J, Song Y, Yu J, Tian Y, Robson MJ, Wang J, Zhang Z, Lin X, Zhou G, Wang Z, Shen L, Zhao H, Grasso S and Ciucci F (2023). High‐Entropy Perovskites for Energy Conversion and Storage: Design, Synthesis, and Potential Applications. Small Methods, Wiley vol. 7 (4) 26-02-2023
Nawaz Q, Pantulap U, Hurle K, Luo N, Grasso S and Boccaccini AR (2023). Cold hydrostatic sintering of 45S5 bioactive glass. European Journal of Materials, Taylor & Francis vol. 3 (1), 1-10. 14-02-2023
Wu J, Kermani M, Cao L, Wang B, Dai Z, Fu L, Hu C and Grasso S (2023). Rapid crystallization of Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 glass ceramics via ultra‐fast high‐temperature sintering (UHS). International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 20 (4), 2125-2130. 13-02-2023
Kermani M, Hu C and Grasso S (2023). From pit fire to Ultrafast High-temperature Sintering (UHS): A review on ultrarapid consolidation. Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 49 (3), 4017-4029. 01-02-2023
Zhang Q, Zhou Y, San X, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2023). Thermal explosion synthesis of first Te-containing layered ternary Hf2TeB MAX phase. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 43 (1), 173-176. 01-01-2023
2022
Quan Y, Zhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2022). Beta-Ta4AlC3 is not formed by transformation from α-Ta4AlC3. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 42 (15), 7377-7380. 01-12-2022
Zhou S, Khan MU, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2022). Enhanced properties of tailored MoAlB ceramics by hot forging. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 42 (15), 6918-6924. 01-12-2022
Dai Z, Cong L, Zuo F, Biesuz M, Chen K, Bertolotti M, Kermani M, Yong L, Tyrpekl V, Hu C, Boi F, Lin H-T, Reece M and Grasso S (2022). Ultra-low energy processing of graphite: a fast-track journey towards carbon neutrality. Applied Materials Today, Elsevier vol. 29 01-12-2022
Zuo F, Wang Q, Yan Z-Q, Kermani M, Grasso S, Nie G-L, Jiang B-B, He F-P, Lin H-T and Wang L-G (2022). Upscaling Ultrafast High-Temperature Sintering (UHS) to consolidate large-sized and complex-shaped ceramics. Scripta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 221 01-12-2022
Dai Z, Tyrpekl V, Boi F, Song J, Hu C and Grasso S (2022). Cold sintering of Van Der Waals layered compounds. Open Ceramics, Elsevier vol. 12 01-12-2022
Zhang Q, Zhou Y, San X, Li W, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2022). Zr2SeB and Hf2SeB: Two new MAB phase compounds with the Cr2AlC-type MAX phase (211 phase) crystal structures. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press vol. 11 (11), 1764-1776. 01-11-2022
Ding W, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2022). Ultra-Fast Thermal Shock Evaluation of Ti2AlC Ceramic. Materials, MDPI vol. 15 (19) 03-10-2022
Lin Y, Biesuz M, Bortolotti M, Shen L, Wu J, Baptiste PY, Yu J, Ciucci F, Sglavo VM, Hu C and Grasso S (2022). Impact of reducing conditions on the stabilization of Mg0.2Co0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2Zn0.2O high-entropy oxide. Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 48 (20), 30184-30190. 01-10-2022
Song J, Dai Z, Wang S, Kermani M, Gao S, Wen J, Gu A, He Y, Grasso S, Corrias A and Boi F (2022). Unusual magnetic transition and enhanced diamagnetism in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite with long-range stacking-order. Diamond and Related Materials, Elsevier vol. 127 14-06-2022
Zhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2022). Rapidly synthesizing Hf09-06-2022
Khan MU, Du L, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2022). Preparations and Applications of MXene–Metal Composites: A Review. Coatings, MDPI vol. 12 (4) 11-04-2022
Su X, Liu G, Dai B, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2022). Ablation mechanisms of Ti06-04-2022
Zhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2022). Synthesis and property characterization of ternary laminar Zr02-04-2022
Zeng Y, Hu Q, Pan M, Zhang K, Grasso S, Hu C and Feng Q (2022). Investigation of double perovskites Sr2SmNbO6 and X2CoNbO6 (X=Sr,Ba) with SCAN functional and plus U correction. Advanced Powder Materials, Elsevier vol. 1 (2) 01-04-2022
Spiridigliozzi L, Dell'Agli G, Esposito S, Rivolo P, Grasso S, Sglavo VM and Biesuz M (2022). Ultra-fast high-temperature sintering (UHS) of Ce08-03-2022
Wu J, Lin Y, Kermani M, Hu C and Grasso S (2022). Ultra-fast high temperature sintering (UHS) of Li05-02-2022
Wu J, kermani M, Zhu D, Li J, Lin Y, Hu C and Grasso S (2022). Carbon free ultra-fast high temperature sintering of translucent zirconia. Scripta Materialia vol. 210 03-01-2022
2021
Kermani M, Zhu D, Li J, Wu J, Lin Y, Dai Z, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Ultra-fast High-temperature Sintering (UHS) of translucent alumina. Open Ceramics, Elsevier vol. 9 17-12-2021
Jayaseelan DD, Pramana S, Grasso S, Bai Y, Skinner S, Reece MJ and Lee WE (2021). Fabrication and characterisation of single-phase Hf16-12-2021
Deng H, Biesuz M, Vilémová M, Kermani M, Veverka J, Tyrpekl V, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Ultrahigh Temperature Flash Sintering of Binder-Less Tungsten Carbide within 6 s. Materials, MDPI vol. 14 (24) 12-12-2021
Wu J, Chen H, Luo X, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2021). Design, fabrication, microstructure, and properties of highly porous alumina whisker foam ceramic. Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 48 (2), 2776-2781. 29-11-2021
Quan Y, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2021). Fabrication, microstructure, and properties of in situ V13-11-2021
Kermani M, Pouchly V, Lin Y, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Water-assisted cold isostatic pressing to enhance sinterability of alumina ceramics. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 19 (3), 1249-1254. 02-11-2021
Sharma SK, Fides M, Hvizdoš P, Reece MJ and Grasso S (2021). Flash Spark Plasma Sintering of SiC: Impact of Additives. Silicon, Springer Nature vol. 14 (12), 7377-7382. 14-10-2021
Ünsal H, Grasso S, Kovalčíková A, Hanzel O, Tatarková M, Dlouhý I and Tatarko P (2021). In-situ graphene platelets formation and its suppression during reactive spark plasma sintering of boron carbide/titanium diboride composites. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 41 (13), 6281-6289. 01-10-2021
Luo R-X, Kermani M, Guo Z-L, Dong J, Hu C-F, Zuo F, Grasso S, Jiang B-B, Nie G-L, Yan Z-Q, Wang Q, Gan Y-L, He F-P and Lin H-T (2021). Ultrafast high-temperature sintering of silicon nitride: A comparison with the state-of-the-art techniques. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 41 (13), 6338-6345. 01-10-2021
Lin Y, Luo N, Quattrocchi E, Ciucci F, Wu J, Kermani M, Dong J, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Ultrafast high-temperature sintering (UHS) of Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3. Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 47 (15), 21982-21987. 01-08-2021
Dong J, Pouchly V, Biesuz M, Tyrpekl V, Vilémová M, Kermani M, Reece M, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Thermally-insulated ultra-fast high temperature sintering (UHS) of zirconia: A master sintering curve analysis. Scripta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 203 25-06-2021
Hu B, Bao Y, Su X, Wan D, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2021). Comparative investigation of ultrafast thermal shock of Ti3AlC2 ceramic in water and air. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 18 (5), 1863-1871. 23-06-2021
Dong J, Kermani M, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Flash cold sintering of Nb2O5: polarity and electrolyte effects. Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, Taylor & Francis vol. 9 (3), 934-939. 15-06-2021
Biesuz M, Galotta A, Motta A, Kermani M, Grasso S, Vontorová J, Tyrpekl V, Vilémová M and Sglavo VM (2021). Speedy bioceramics: Rapid densification of tricalcium phosphate by ultrafast high-temperature sintering. Materials Science and Engineering C, Elsevier vol. 127 10-06-2021
Yu C, Viola G, Zhang D, Stroscio Z, Hu Z, Eskilla VR, Grasso S, Wilson RM, Zhou K, Bonini N, Fortes AD, Abrahams I and Yan H (2021). Structural Evolution in BiNbO4. Inorganic Chemistry: including bioinorganic chemistry, American Chemical Society 01-06-2021
Su X, Bao Y, Wan D, Zhang H, Xu L, Grasso S and Hu C (2021). Thermal shock resistance of Ti3SiC2 ceramic under extremely rapid thermal cycling. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier vol. 866 01-06-2021
Liao N, Su X, Zhang H, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2021). Synthesis of θ-Al2O3 Whiskers with Twins. Metals, MDPI vol. 11 (6) 30-05-2021
Kermani M, Dong J, Biesuz M, Linx Y, Deng H, Sglavo VM, Reece MJ, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Ultrafast high-temperature sintering (UHS) of fine grained α-Al28-05-2021
Luo N, Lin Y, Guo J, Quattrocchi E, Deng H, Dong J, Ciucci F, Boi F, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Spark Plasma Sintering of LiFePO4: AC Field Suppressing Lithium Migration. Materials, MDPI vol. 14 (11) 25-05-2021
Qin Y, Zhou Y, Fan L, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C (2021). Synthesis and characterization of ternary layered Nb19-05-2021
Dong J, Biesuz M, Sglavo VM, Kermani M, Su X, Saunders T, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Athermal electric field effects in flash sintered zirconia. Advances in Applied Ceramics vol. 120 (4), 193-201. 03-05-2021
Lin Y, Luo N, Chamas M, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Sustainable high‐entropy ceramics for reversible energy storage: A short review. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 18 (5), 1560-1569. 02-05-2021
Biesuz M, Saunders T, Ke D, Reece MJ, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). A review of electromagnetic processing of materials (EPM): Heating, sintering, joining and forming. Journal of Material Science and Technology, Elsevier vol. 69, 239-272. 01-04-2021
Luo N, Lin Y, Chamas M, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Cold isostatic sintering to enhance the ionic conductivity of LiFePO4. Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 47 (7), 9296-9302. 01-04-2021
Failla S, Fu S, Sciti D and Grasso S (2021). Flash spark plasma sintering of pure TiB2. Open Ceramics, Elsevier vol. 5 01-03-2021
Martinez JM, Biesuz M, Dong J, Gauna M, Suarez G, Sglavo VM, Lin H-T, Grasso S and Rendtorff NM (2021). Flash sintering of zircon: rapid consolidation of an ultrahigh bandgap ceramic. Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, Taylor & Francis vol. 9 (1), 374-381. 02-01-2021
Boi FS, He Y, Gao S, Lei L, Guo J, Taallah A, Grasso S and Wang S (2021). Enhanced percolative spin-glass-like behavior in oxygen-rich highly oriented pyrolytic graphite with anomalous non-hexagonal superlattices and doubled electron diffraction patterns. Carbon Trends, Elsevier vol. 2 01-01-2021
Ke D, Tatarko P, Luo N, Taveri G, Kermani M, Wang X, Hu C and Grasso S (2021). Cold joining of fused silica: Bonding pressure and surface roughness effects. Materials Letters, Elsevier vol. 282 01-01-2021
2020
Deng H, Dong J, Boi F, Saunders T, Hu C and Grasso S (2020). Magnetic Field Generated during Electric Current-Assisted Sintering: From Health and Safety Issues to Lorentz Force Effects. Metals, MDPI vol. 10 (12) 08-12-2020
Niu Y, Fu S, Zhang K, Dai B, Zhang H, Grasso S and Hu C (2020). Synthesis, microstructure, and properties of high purity Mo2TiAlC2 ceramics fabricated by spark plasma sintering. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press vol. 9 (6), 759-768. 01-12-2020
Kabir A, Espineira-Cachaza M, Fiordaliso EM, Ke D, Grasso S, Merle B and Esposito V (2020). Effect of cold sintering process (CSP) on the electro-chemo-mechanical properties of Gd-doped ceria (GDC). Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 40 (15), 5612-5618. 01-12-2020
Gao S, Dong J, Luo N, Grasso S, Guo J, Lei L, Wen J, Wang S, Taallah A, He Y, Odunmbaku O and Boi FS (2020). Ferromagnetic correlation in hydrogen doped highly oriented pyrolytic graphite. Diamond and Related Materials, Elsevier vol. 109 01-11-2020
Biesuz M, Grasso S and Sglavo VM (2020). What’s new in ceramics sintering? A short report on the latest trends and future prospects. Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, Elsevier vol. 24 (5) 01-10-2020
Taallah A, Wen J, Wang S, Grasso S, He Y, Xia J, Shuai G, Odunmbaku O, Corrias A and Boi FS (2020). Unusual butterfly-shaped magnetization signals and spin-glass-like behaviour in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite. Carbon, Elsevier vol. 167, 85-91. 01-10-2020
Kermani M, Biesuz M, Dong J, Deng H, Bortolotti M, Chiappini A, Reece MJ, Sglavo VM, Hu C and Grasso S (2020). Flash cold sintering: Combining water and electricity. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 40 (15), 6266-6271. 13-08-2020
Xu Q, Zhou Y, Zhang H, Jiang A, Tao Q, Lu J, Rosén J, Niu Y, Grasso S and Hu C (2020). Theoretical prediction, synthesis, and crystal structure determination of new MAX phase compound V2SnC. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press vol. 9 (4), 481-492. 27-07-2020
Biesuz M, Saunders TG, Chen K, Bortolotti M, Salvo M, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2020). Interfacial reaction between ZrNbHfTa foil and graphite: Formation of high-entropy carbide and the effect of heating rate on its microstructure. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 40 (7), 2699-2708. 01-07-2020
Su X, Dong J, Chu L, Sun H, Grasso S and Hu C (2020). Synthesis, microstructure and properties of MoAlB ceramics prepared by in situ reactive spark plasma sintering. Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 46 (10), 15214-15221. 01-07-2020
Radvar E, Shi Y, Grasso S, Edwards-Gayle CJC, Liu X, Mauter MS, Castelletto V, Hamley IW, Reece MJ and Azevedo HS (2020). Magnetic field-induced alignment of nanofibrous supramolecular membranes: a molecular design approach to create tissue-like biomaterials. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, American Chemical Society 13-04-2020
Tatarko P, Grasso S, Kovalčíková A, Medveď D, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ (2020). Highly textured and strongly anisotropic TiB2 ceramics prepared using magnetic field alignment (9T). Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 40 (4), 1111-1118. 01-04-2020
Koyanagi T, Katoh Y, Hinoki T, Henager C, Ferraris M and Grasso S (2020). Progress in development of SiC-based joints resistant to neutron irradiation. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 40 (4), 1023-1034. 01-04-2020
Liao N, Xu L, Jin Y, Xiao Y, Grasso S and Hu C (2020). Synthesis, microstructure, and mechanical properties of TiC‐SiC‐Ti3SiC2 composites prepared by in situ reactive hot pressing. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 17 (4), 1601-1607. 13-03-2020
Failla S, Galizia P, Fu S, Grasso S and Sciti D (2020). Formation of high entropy metal diborides using arc-melting and combinatorial approach to study quinary and quaternary solid solutions. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 40 (3), 588-593. 01-03-2020
Grasso S, Biesuz M, Zoli L, Taveri G, Duff AI, Ke D, Jiang A and Reece MJ (2020). A review of cold sintering processes. Advances in Applied Ceramics, SAGE Publications vol. 119 (3), 115-143. 16-01-2020
Dong J, Wang Z, Zhao X, Biesuz M, Saunders T, Zhang Z, Hu C and Grasso S (2020). Contactless flash sintering based on cold plasma. Scripta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 175, 20-23. 01-01-2020
Fu S, Liu Y, Zhang H, Grasso S and Hu C (2020). Synthesis and characterization of high purity Mo2Ti2AlC3 ceramic. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier vol. 815 01-01-2020
2019
Biesuz M, Saunders TG, Grasso S, Speranza G, Sorarù GD, Campostrini R, Sglavo VM and Reece MJ (2019). Flash joining of conductive ceramics in a few seconds by flash spark plasma sintering. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 39 (15), 4664-4672. 01-12-2019
Ke D, Jiang A, Biesuz M, Bortolotti M, Taveri G, Wang X, Xu M, Li J, Feng Y, Hu C and Grasso S (2019). Ultra-low energy joining: An invisible strong bond at room temperature. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 39 (16), 5358-5363. 01-12-2019
Biesuz M, Taveri G, Duff AI, Olevsky E, Zhu D, Hu C and Grasso S (2019). A theoretical analysis of cold sintering. Advances in Applied Ceramics, SAGE Publications vol. 119 (2), 75-89. 21-11-2019
Lin D-T, Yuan L-J, Zhang P-J, Zuo F, Plucknett K, Grasso S, Wang H-J and Lin H-T (2019). Densification and Phase Transformation in Multi-Layered Graded Si3N4–TiN Components Produced by Field-Assisted Sintering. Materials, MDPI vol. 12 (18) 08-09-2019
Jiang A, Ke D, Xu L, Xu Q, Li J, Wei J, Hu C and Grasso S (2019). Cold Hydrostatic Sintering: From shaping to 3D printing. Journal of Materiomics, Elsevier vol. 5 (3), 496-501. 01-09-2019
Carrasco-Pena A, Jordan R, Dieguez J, Coronado-Rodríguez A, Ozdemir VB, Kwok K, Orlovskaya N, Vazquez-Molina DA, Uribe-Romo FJ, Bolon A, Radovic M, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2019). Design and development of ring-on-ring jig for biaxial strength testing of brittle ceramic composite materials: ZrB2-30wt-%SiB6. Advances in Applied Ceramics, SAGE Publications vol. 118 (4), 159-168. 10-05-2019
Biesuz M, Sedlák R, Saunders T, Kovalčíková A, Dusza J, Reece M, Zhu D, Hu C and Grasso S (2019). Flash spark plasma sintering of 3YSZ. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 39 (5), 1932-1937. 01-05-2019
Zhang H, Jayaseelan DD, Bogomol I, Reece MJ, Hu C, Grasso S and Lee WE (2019). A novel microstructural design to improve the oxidation resistance of ZrB2-SiC ultra-high temperature ceramics (UHTCs). Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier vol. 785, 958-964. 01-05-2019
Zhang Z, Fu S, Aversano F, Bortolotti M, Zhang H, Hu C and Grasso S (2019). Arc melting: a novel method to prepare homogeneous solid solutions of transition metal carbides (Zr, Ta, Hf). Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 45 (7), 9316-9319. 01-05-2019
Csanádi T, Wehrs J, Grasso S, Reece M, Michler J and Dusza J (2019). Anomalous slip of ZrB2 ceramic grains during in-situ micropillar compression up to 500 °C. International Journal of Refractory Metals and Hard Materials, Elsevier vol. 80, 270-276. 01-04-2019
Demirskyi D, Suzuki TS, Grasso S and Vasylkiv O (2019). Microstructure and flexural strength of hafnium diboride via flash and conventional spark plasma sintering. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 39 (4), 898-906. 01-04-2019
Biesuz M, Fu S, Dong J, Jiang A, Ke D, Xu Q, Zhu D, Bortolotti M, Reece MJ, Hu C and Grasso S (2019). High entropy Sr((Zr0.94Y0.06)0.2Sn0.2Ti0.2Hf0.2Mn0.2)O3−x perovskite synthesis by reactive spark plasma sintering. Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, Taylor & Francis vol. 7 (2), 127-132. 30-03-2019
Biesuz M, Dong J, Fu S, Liu Y, Zhang H, Zhu D, Hu C and Grasso S (2019). Thermally-insulated flash sintering. Scripta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 162, 99-102. 01-03-2019
Shi O, Xu L, Jiang A, Xu Q, Xiao Y, Zhu D, Grasso S and Hu C (2019). Synthesis and oxidation resistance of MoAlB single crystals. Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 45 (2), 2446-2450. 01-02-2019
Gucci F, Saunders T, Reece M and Grasso S (2019). Chapter 7 Refined SPS modeling based on calibrated current and voltage measurements. Spark Plasma Sintering 163-184. 01-01-2019
Lu W, Wang X, Ma Y, Grasso S and Xu M (2019). A bi-layer buffer system AlN/Al 1−x In x N to enable the growth of high crystal quality Al 0.36 In 0.64 N thin films on Si (111). CrystEngComm, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) vol. 21 (35), 5211-5215. 01-01-2019
Sakka Y and Grasso S (2019). Pulsed electrodischarged pressure sintering and flash sintering, a review. 01-01-2019
2018
Liu Y, Zhu D, Grasso S and Hu C (2018). Microstructure and mechanical properties of gel casted Ti3AlC2. Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 44 (18), 23254-23258. 01-12-2018
Zou J, Grasso S, Liu L-F, Ma H-B, Reece M and Binner J (2018). Flash spark plasma sintering of HfB2 ceramics without pre-sintering. Scripta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 156, 115-119. 01-11-2018
Giorgi E, Grasso S, Zapata-Solvas E and Lee WE (2018). Reactive carbothermal reduction of ZrC and ZrOC using Spark Plasma Sintering. 17-10-2018
Taveri G, Grasso S, Gucci F, Toušek J and Dlouhy I (2018). Bio‐Inspired Hydro‐Pressure Consolidation of Silica. Advanced Functional Materials, Wiley vol. 28 (48) 11-10-2018
Saunders T, Tatarko P, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2018). Effectiveness of boria welding flux in improving the wettability of ZrB2 in contact with molten Cu. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 38 (12), 4198-4202. 01-09-2018
Zhang H, Zhu D, Grasso S and Hu C (2018). Tunable morphology of aluminum oxide whiskers grown by hydrothermal method. Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 44 (13), 14967-14973. 01-09-2018
Xu L, Shi O, Liu C, Zhu D, Grasso S and Hu C (2018). Synthesis, microstructure and properties of MoAlB ceramics. Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 44 (11), 13396-13401. 01-08-2018
Xu L, Zhu D, Liu Y, Suzuki TS, Kim B-N, Sakka Y, Grasso S and Hu C (2018). Effect of texture on oxidation resistance of Ti3AlC2. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 38 (10), 3417-3423. 01-08-2018
Biesuz M, Pinter L, Saunders T, Reece M, Binner J, Sglavo VM and Grasso S (2018). Investigation of Electrochemical, Optical and Thermal Effects during Flash Sintering of 8YSZ. Materials, MDPI vol. 11 (7) 14-07-2018
Pinter L, Biesuz M, Sglavo VM, Saunders T, Binner J, Reece M and Grasso S (2018). DC-electro softening in soda lime silicate glass: An electro-thermal analysis. Scripta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 151, 14-18. 01-07-2018
CASTLE E, Csanádi T, GRASSO S, Dusza J and REECE M (2018). Processing and Properties of High Entropy Ultra-High Temperature Carbides. Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group vol. 8, 8609-8609. 05-06-2018
2017
Zhou J, Zhu D, Zhang H, Bogomol I, Grasso S and Hu C (2017). Microstructure and indentation damage resistance of ZrB2‐20 vol.%SiC ipo‐eutectic composites. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 15 (3), 619-624. 21-12-2017
Yu M, Saunders T, Grasso S, Mahajan A, Zhang H and Reece MJ (2017). Magnéli phase titanium suboxides by Flash Spark Plasma Sintering. Scripta Materialia vol. 146, 241-245. 08-12-2017
Tatarko P, Grasso S, Saunders TG, Casalegno V, Ferraris M and Reece MJ (2017). Flash joining of CVD-SiC coated Cf/SiC composites with a Ti interlayer. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 37 (13), 3841-3848. 01-10-2017
Lerdprom W, Bhowmik A, Grasso S, Zapata-Solvas E, Jayaseelan DD, Reece MJ and Lee WE (2017). Impact of spark plasma sintering (SPS) on mullite formation in porcelains. Journal of the American Ceramic Society vol. 101 (2), 525-535. 20-09-2017
CASTLE E, Sheridan R, Zhou W, Grasso S, Walton A and Reece MJ (2017). High coercivity, anisotropic, heavy rare earth-free Nd-Fe-B by Flash Spark Plasma Sintering., Editors: Li S. Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group 11-09-2017
Zoli L, Vinci A, Silvestroni L, Sciti D, Reece M and Grasso S (2017). Rapid spark plasma sintering to produce dense UHTCs reinforced with undamaged carbon fibres. Materials & Design, Elsevier vol. 130, 1-7. 01-09-2017
Xu L, Zhu D, Grasso S, Suzuki TS, Kasahara A, Tosa M, Kim B-N, Sakka Y, Zhu M and Hu C (2017). Effect of texture microstructure on tribological properties of tailored Ti3AlC2 ceramic. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press vol. 6 (2), 120-128. 01-06-2017
Maizza G, Mastrorillo GD, Grasso S, Ning H and Reece MJ (2017). Peltier effect during spark plasma sintering (SPS) of thermoelectric materials. Journal of Materials Science, Springer Nature vol. 52 (17), 10341-10352. 23-05-2017
Lerdprom W, Grasso S, Jayaseelan DD, Reece MJ and Lee WE (2017). Densification behaviour and physico-mechanical properties of porcelains prepared using spark plasma sintering. Advances in Applied Ceramics vol. 116 (6), 307-315. 05-04-2017
McKinnon R, Grasso S, Tudball A and Reece MJ (2017). Flash spark plasma sintering of cold-Pressed TiB03-03-2017
Du B, Gucci F, Porwal H, Grasso S, Mahajan A and Reece MJ (2017). Flash spark plasma sintering of magnesium silicide stannide with improved thermoelectric properties. Journal of Materials Chemistry C vol. 5 (6), 1514-1521. 19-01-2017
Ghanizadeh S, Grasso S, Ramanujam P, Vaidhyanathan B, Binner J, Brown P and Goldwasser J (2017). Improved transparency and hardness in α-alumina ceramics fabricated by high-pressure SPS of nanopowders. Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 43 (1), 275-281. 01-01-2017
2016
Yu M, Grasso S, Mckinnon R, Saunders T and Reece MJ (2016). Review of flash sintering: materials, mechanisms and modelling. Advances in Applied Ceramics, Taylor & Francis vol. 116 (1), 24-60. 09-12-2016
Cedillos-Barraza O, Manara D, Boboridis K, Watkins T, Grasso S, Jayaseelan DD, Konings RJM, Reece MJ and Lee WE (2016). Investigating the highest melting temperature materials: A laser melting study of the TaC-HfC system. Sci Rep vol. 6, 37962-37962. 01-12-2016
Stadelmann R, Lugovy M, Orlovskaya N, Mchaffey P, Radovic M, Sglavo VM, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2016). Erratum: Corrigendum to “Mechanical properties and residual stresses in ZrB01-11-2016
Wang C, Wu D, Grasso S, Saunders T, Castle E, Yan H and Reece MJ (2016). Growth of SiC platelets using contactless flash technique. Nippon Seramikkusu Kyokai Gakujutsu Ronbunshi/Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 124 (9), 845-847. 01-09-2016
Grasso S, Saunders T, McKinnon R, Castle E, Tatarko P, Du B, Gucci F, Yu M, Porwal H, Milsom B and Reece M (2016). Spark plasma sintering in a flash. American Ceramic Society Bulletin vol. 95 (7), 32-34. 01-09-2016
Saunders T, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2016). Ultrafast-Contactless Flash Sintering using Plasma Electrodes. Scientific Reports, Springer Nature vol. 6 (1) 08-06-2016
Stadelmann R, Lugovy M, Orlovskaya N, Mchaffey P, Radovic M, Sglavo VM, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2016). Mechanical properties and residual stresses in ZrB2–SiC spark plasma sintered ceramic composites. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 36 (7), 1527-1537. 01-06-2016
CASTLE E, Grasso S, Reece MJ, Sheridan R and Walton A (2016). Rapid Sintering of Anisotropic, Nanograined Nd-Fe-B by Flash-Spark Plasma Sintering. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials 26-05-2016
Porwal H, Saggar R, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Saunders T, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ (2016). Effect of lateral size of graphene nano-sheets on the mechanical properties and machinability of alumina nano-composites. Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 42 (6), 7533-7542. 01-05-2016
Grasso S, Saunders T, Porwal H, Milsom B, Tudball A and Reece M (2016). Flash Spark Plasma Sintering (FSPS) of α and β SiC. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 99 (5), 1534-1543. 28-02-2016
Grasso S, Kim E-Y, Saunders T, Yu M, Tudball A, Choi S-H and Reece M (2016). Ultra-Rapid Crystal Growth of Textured SiC Using Flash Spark Plasma Sintering Route. Crystal Growth and Design, American Chemical Society vol. 16 (4), 2317-2321. 16-02-2016
Cedillos-Barraza O, Grasso S, Nasiri NA, Jayaseelan DD, Reece MJ and Lee WE (2016). Sintering behaviour, solid solution formation and characterisation of TaC, HfC and TaC-HfC fabricated by spark plasma sintering. Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 36 (7), 1539-1548. 13-02-2016
Horlait D, Grasso S, Chroneos A and Lee WE (2016). Attempts to synthesise quaternary MAX phases (Zr,M)2AlC and Zr2(Al,A)C as a way to approach Zr2AlC. Materials Research Letters, Taylor & Francis vol. 4 (3), 137-144. 09-02-2016
Csanádi T, Szommer P, Chinh NQ, Grasso S, Dusza J and Reece M (2016). Plasticity in ZrB2 micropillars induced by anomalous slip activation. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 36 (3), 389-394. 01-02-2016
Csanádi T, Grasso S, Kovalčíková A, Dusza J and Reece M (2016). Nanohardness and elastic anisotropy of ZrB2 crystals. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 36 (1), 239-242. 01-01-2016
2015
Stadelmann R, Hughes B, Orlovskaya N, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2015). 2D Raman mapping and thermal residual stresses in SiC grains of ZrB2–SiC ceramic composites. Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 41 (10), 13630-13637. 01-12-2015
Saunders T, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2015). Limiting oxidation of ZrB2 by application of an electric field across its oxide scale. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Elsevier vol. 653, 629-635. 01-12-2015
Castle E, Grasso S, Reece M, Sheridan R and Walton A (2015). Spark Plasma Sintering of permanent magnets for next-generation electric vehicle motors. IEEE EUROCON 2015 - International Conference on Computer as a Tool (EUROCON). 02-11-2015
Horlait D, Grasso S, Al Nasiri N, Burr PA and Lee WE (2015). Synthesis and Oxidation Testing of MAX Phase Composites in the Cr–Ti–Al–C Quaternary System. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 99 (2), 682-690. 19-10-2015
Porwal H, Kasiarova M, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Dusza J and Reece MJ (2015). Scratch behaviour of graphene alumina nanocomposites. Advances in Applied Ceramics, SAGE Publications vol. 114 (1_suppl), 34-41. 14-08-2015
Hu CF, Kim BN, Park YJ, Morita K, Yoshida H, Grasso S, Zhang HB, Guo SQ and Sakka Y (2015). Microstructure and mechanical properties of nano ZrO24-07-2015
Al Mansour F, Karpukhina N, Grasso S, Wilson RM, Reece MJ and Cattell MJ (2015). The effect of spark plasma sintering on lithium disilicate glass-ceramics. Dental Materials, Elsevier vol. 31 (10), e226-e235. 23-07-2015
Gao Z, Suzuki TS, Grasso S, Sakka Y and Reece MJ (2015). Highly anisotropic single crystal-like La2Ti2O7 ceramic produced by combined magnetic field alignment and templated grain growth. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 35 (6), 1771-1776. 01-06-2015
Porwal H, Estili M, Grünewald A, Grasso S, Detsch R, Hu C, Sakka Y, Boccaccini AR and Reece MJ (2015). 45S5 Bioglass®–MWCNT composite: processing and bioactivity. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, Springer Nature vol. 26 (6) 01-06-2015
Mani MK, Viola G, Hall JP, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2015). Observation of Curie transition during spark plasma sintering of ferromagnetic materials. Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials, Elsevier vol. 382, 202-205. 01-05-2015
Saunders T, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2015). Plasma formation during electric discharge (50V) through conductive powder compacts. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 35 (3), 871-877. 01-03-2015
HU C-F, KIM B-N, PARK Y-J, ESTILI M, GRASSO S, MORITA K, YOSHIDA H, NISHIMURA T, GUO S-Q and SAKKA Y (2015). Nano ZrO2–TiN composites with high strength and conductivity. Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan, Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 123 (1434) 01-01-2015
Zhang HB, Hu CF, Sato K, Grasso S, Estili M, Guo SQ, Morita K, Yoshida H, Nishimura T, Suzuki TS, Barsoum MW, Kim BN and Sakka Y (2015). Tailoring Ti3AlC2 ceramic with high anisotropic physical and mechanical properties. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 35 (1), 393-397. 01-01-2015
Zhang HB, Hu CF, Sato K, Grasso S, Estili M, Guo SQ, Morita K, Yoshida H, Nishimura T, Suzuki TS, Barsoum MW, Kim BN and Sakka Y (2015). Tailoring Ti01-01-2015
Zhang HB, Hu CF, Sato K, Grasso S, Estili M, Guo SQ, Morita K, Yoshida H, Nishimura T, Suzuki TS, Barsoum MW, Kim BN and Sakka Y (2015). Tailoring Ti3AlC2 ceramic with high anisotropic physical and mechanical properties. JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY vol. 35 (1), 393-397. 01-01-2015
Ning H, Mastrorillo GD, Grasso S, Du B, Mori T, Hu C, Xu Y, Simpson K, Maizza G and Reece MJ (2015). Enhanced thermoelectric performance of porous magnesium tin silicide prepared using pressure-less spark plasma sintering. Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) vol. 3 (33), 17426-17432. 01-01-2015
Castle E, Grasso S, Reece M, Sheridan R and Walton A (2015). Spark Plasma Sintering of permanent magnets for next-generation Electric Vehicle motors Reducing critical rare-earth use for a self-sufficient European market. 01-01-2015
2014
Zhang H, Hu C, Lv J, Grasso S, Mishra M, Estili M, Yamauchi Y, Kim B and Sakka Y (2014). Microstructure and adsorption property of nanocarbide-derived carbon (CDC) synthesized at ambient temperature. Materials Letters vol. 130, 188-191. 01-09-2014
Maizza G, Grasso S and Sakka Y (2014). Systematic study on densification of alumina fine powder during milliwave sintering at 28GHz. Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, Taylor & Francis vol. 2 (3), 215-222. 01-09-2014
GRASSO S (2014). Ultra-high temperature spark plasma sintering of α-SiC. Ceramics International, Elsevier 23-08-2014
Tatarko P, Grasso S, Chlup Z, Porwal H, Kašiarová M, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ (2014). Toughening effect of multi-walled boron nitride nanotubes and their influence on the sintering behaviour of 3Y-TZP zirconia ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 34 (7), 1829-1843. 01-07-2014
Porwal H, Grasso S, Cordero-Arias L, Li C, Boccaccini AR and Reece MJ (2014). Processing and bioactivity of 45S5 Bioglass(®)-graphene nanoplatelets composites. J Mater Sci Mater Med vol. 25 (6), 1403-1413. 01-06-2014
Porwal H, Grasso S, Cordero-Arias L, Li C, Boccaccini AR and Reece MJ (2014). Processing and bioactivity of 45S5 Bioglass®-graphene nanoplatelets composites. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine vol. 25 (6), 1403-1413. 01-06-2014
Jiang Q, Yan H, Khaliq J, Ning H, Grasso S, Simpson K and Reece MJ (2014). Large ZT enhancement in hot forged nanostructured p-type Bi 28-04-2014
Rizzo S, Grasso S, Salvo M, Casalegno V, Reece MJ and Ferraris M (2014). Joining of C/SiC composites by spark plasma sintering technique. Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 34 (4), 903-913. 01-04-2014
Grasso S, Tatarko P, Rizzo S, Porwal H, Hu C, Katoh Y, Salvo M, Reece MJ and Ferraris M (2014). Joining of β-SiC by spark plasma sintering. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 01-01-2014
Tatarko P, Grasso S, Porwal H, Chlup Z, Saggar R, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ (2014). Boron nitride nanotubes as a reinforcement for brittle matrices. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 01-01-2014
Tatarko P, Grasso S, Chlup Z, Porwal H, Kašiarová M, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ (2014). Toughening effect of multi-walled boron nitride nanotubes and their influence on the sintering behaviour of 3Y-TZP zirconia ceramics. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 01-01-2014
Badica P, Grasso S, Borodianska H, Xie SS, Li P, Tatarko P, Reece MJ, Sakka Y and Vasylkiv O (2014). Tough and dense boron carbide obtained by high-pressure (300 MPa) and low-temperature (1600°C) spark plasma sintering. Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 122 (1424), 271-275. 01-01-2014
Porwal H, Tatarko P, Saggar R, Grasso S, Kumar Mani M, Dlouhý I, Dusza J and Reece MJ (2014). Tribological properties of silica-graphene nano-platelet composites. Ceramics International 01-01-2014
Porwal H, Grasso S, Mani MK and Reece MJ (2014). In situ reduction of graphene oxide nanoplatelet during spark plasma sintering of a silica matrix composite. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 01-01-2014
Bernardo E, Ponsot I, Colombo P, Grasso S, Porwal H and Reece MJ (2014). Polymer-derived SiC ceramics from polycarbosilane/boron mixtures densified by SPS. Ceramics International 01-01-2014
Grasso S, Saunders T, Porwal H, Cedillos-Barraza O, Jayaseelan DD, Lee WE and Reece MJ (2014). Flash Spark Plasma Sintering (FSPS) of Pure ZrB2. Journal of the American Ceramic Society 01-01-2014
Wang Q, Hu C, Huang Q, Cai S, Sakka Y and Grasso S (2014). Synthesis of high-purity Ti01-01-2014
2013
Porwal H, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Khaliq J, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ (2013). Graphene reinforced alumina nano-composites. Carbon vol. 64, 359-369. 01-11-2013
Porwal H, Grasso S and Reece MJ (2013). Review of graphene-ceramic matrix composites. Advances in Applied Ceramics vol. 112 (8), 443-454. 01-11-2013
Porwal H, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Hu C, Boccaccini AR, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ (2013). Toughened and machinable glass matrix composites reinforced with graphene and graphene-oxide nano platelets. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials vol. 14 (5) 01-10-2013
Grasso S, Poetschke J, Richter V, Maizza G, Sakka Y and Reece MJ (2013). Low-temperature spark plasma sintering of pure nano WC powder. Journal of the American Ceramic Society vol. 96 (6), 1702-1705. 01-06-2013
Wang Q, Grasso S, Hu C, Zhang H, Cai S, Sakka Y and Huang Q (2013). Spark plasma sintering of damage tolerant and machinable YAM ceramics. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press vol. 2 (2), 193-200. 01-06-2013
Grasso S, Yoshida H, Porwal H, Sakka Y and Reece M (2013). Highly transparent α-alumina obtained by low cost high pressure SPS. Ceramics International vol. 39 (3), 3243-3248. 01-04-2013
Grasso S, Yoshida H, Porwal H, Sakka Y and Reece M (2013). Highly transparent α-alumina obtained by low cost high pressure SPS. Ceramics International, Elsevier/Science Direct vol. 39 (3), 3243-3248. 01-01-2013
Grasso S, Chinnam RK, Porwal H, Boccaccini AR and Reece MJ (2013). Low temperature spark plasma sintering of 45S5 Bioglass®. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, Elsevier/Science Direct vol. 362 (1), 25-29. 01-01-2013
Wei X, Yan H, Wang T, Hu Q, Viola G, Grasso S, Jiang Q, Jin L, Xu Z and Reece MJ (2013). Reverse boundary layer capacitor model in glass/ceramic composites for energy storage applications. Journal of Applied Physics, IEEE Explore vol. 113 (2), 024103-021045. 01-01-2013
Grasso S, Poetschke J, Richter V, Maizza G, Sakka Y and Reece MJ (2013). Low-temperature spark plasma sintering of pure nano wc powder. Journal of the American Ceramic Society 01-01-2013
Porwal H, Tatarko P, Grasso S, Khaliq J, Dlouhý I and Reece MJ (2013). Graphene reinforced alumina nano-composites. Carbon 01-01-2013
Rizzo S, Grasso S, Salvo M, Casalegno V, Reece MJ and Ferraris M (2013). Joining of C/SiC composites by spark plasma sintering technique. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 01-01-2013
Grasso S, Tsujii N, Jiang Q, Khaliq J, Maruyama S, Miranda M, Simpson K, Mori T and Reece MJ (2013). Ultra low thermal conductivity of disordered layered p-type bismuth telluride. Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Royal Society of Chemistry vol. 1 (12), 2362-2367. 01-01-2013
Wang Q, Hu C, Cai S, Sakka Y, Grasso S and Huang Q (2013). Synthesis of High-Purity Ti3SiC2 by Microwave Sintering. International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology 01-01-2013
Grasso S and Sakka Y (2013). Electric field in SPS: geometry and pulsed current effects. JOURNAL OF THE CERAMIC SOCIETY OF JAPAN vol. 121 (1414), 524-526. 01-01-2013
Poetschke J, Grasso S, Richter V and Michaelis A (2013). High pressure - Low temperature sintering of tungsten carbide ceramics. 01-01-2013
2012
Grasso S, Hu C, Maizza G and Sakka Y (2012). Spark plasma sintering of diamond binderless WC composites. Journal of the American Ceramic Society vol. 95 (8), 2423-2428. 01-01-2012
Vasylkiv O, Borodianska H, Badica P, Grasso S, Sakka Y, Tok A, Su LT, Bosman M and Jan Ma (2012). High hardness B aC b-(B xO y/BN) composites with 3D mesh-like fine grain-boundary structure by reactive spark plasma sintering. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology vol. 12 (2), 959-965. 01-01-2012
Bogomol I, Grasso S, Nishimura T, Sakka Y, Loboda P and Vasylkiv O (2012). Hard polycrystalline eutectic composite prepared by spark plasma sintering. Ceramics International vol. 38 (5), 3947-3953. 01-01-2012
Hu CF, Sakka Y, Grasso S, Tanaka H and Nishimura T (2012). Spark plasma sintering (SPS), or pulse discharge sintering (PDS) of max phases. MAX Phases: Microstructure, Properties and Applications 1-28. 01-01-2012
Hu C, Sakka Y, Gao J, Tanaka H and Grasso S (2012). Microstructure characterization of ZrB 2-SiC composite fabricated by spark plasma sintering with TaSi 2 additive. Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 32 (7), 1441-1446. 01-01-2012
Rendtorff NM, Grasso S, Hu C, Suarez G, Aglietti EF and Sakka Y (2012). Dense zircon (ZrSiO 4) ceramics by high energy ball milling and spark plasma sintering. Ceramics International vol. 38 (3), 1793-1799. 01-01-2012
Rendtorff NM, Grasso S, Hu C, Suarez G, Aglietti EF and Sakka Y (2012). Zircon-zirconia (ZrSiO 4-ZrO 2) dense ceramic composites by spark plasma sintering. Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 32 (4), 787-793. 01-01-2012
Kim BN, Hiraga K, Grasso S, Morita K, Yoshida H, Zhang H and Sakka Y (2012). High-pressure spark plasma sintering of MgO-doped transparent alumina. Nippon Seramikkusu Kyokai Gakujutsu Ronbunshi/Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 120 (1399), 116-118. 01-01-2012
2011
Demirskyi D, Borodianska H, Grasso S, Sakka Y and Vasylkiv O (2011). Microstructure evolution during field-assisted sintering of zirconia spheres. Scripta Materialia, Elsevier/Science Direct vol. 65 (8), 683-686. 01-01-2011
Hu C, Sakka Y, Nishimura T, Guo S, Grasso S and Tanaka H (2011). Physical and mechanical properties of highly textured polycrystalline Nb4AlC3 ceramic. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials vol. 12 (4) 01-01-2011
Grasso S, Hu C, Maizza G, Kim BN and Sakka Y (2011). Effects of pressure application method on transparency of spark plasma sintered alumina. Journal of the American Ceramic Society vol. 94 (5), 1405-1409. 01-01-2011
Hu C, Sakka Y, Grasso S, Nishimura T, Guo S and Tanaka H (2011). Shell-like nanolayered Nb4AlC3 ceramic with high strength and toughness. Scripta Materialia vol. 64 (8), 765-768. 01-01-2011
Hu C, Sakka Y, Grasso S, Suzuki T and Tanaka H (2011). Tailoring Ti3SiC2 ceramic via a strong magnetic field alignment method followed by spark plasma sintering. Journal of the American Ceramic Society vol. 94 (3), 742-748. 01-01-2011
Hu C, Sakka Y, Tanaka H, Nishimura T and Grasso S (2011). Fabrication of textured Nb4AlC3 ceramic by slip casting in a strong magnetic field and spark plasma sintering. Journal of the American Ceramic Society vol. 94 (2), 410-415. 01-01-2011
Grasso S, Hu C, Vasylkiv O, Suzuki TS, Guo S, Nishimura T and Sakka Y (2011). High-hardness B4C textured by a strong magnetic field technique. Scripta Materialia vol. 64 (3), 256-259. 01-01-2011
Grasso S, Sakka Y, Rendtorff N, Hu C, Maizza G, Borodianska H and Vasylkiv O (2011). Modeling of the temperature distribution of fla shsintered zirconia. Nippon Seramikkusu Kyokai Gakujutsu Ronbunshi/Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 119 (1386), 144-146. 01-01-2011
2010
Hu C, Sakka Y, Jang B, Tanaka H, Nishimura T, Guo S and Grasso S (2010). Microstructure and properties of ZrB2-SiC and HfB2-SiC composites fabricated by spark plasma sintering (SPS) using TaSi2 as sintering aid. Nippon Seramikkusu Kyokai Gakujutsu Ronbunshi/Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan vol. 118 (1383), 997-1001. 01-01-2010
Grasso S, Kim BN, Hu C, Maizza G and Sakka Y (2010). Highly transparent pure alumina fabricated by high-pressure spark plasma sintering. Journal of the American Ceramic Society vol. 93 (9), 2460-2462. 01-01-2010
Hu C, Sakka Y, Tanaka H, Nishimura T, Guo S and Grasso S (2010). Microstructure and properties of ZrB2-SiC composites prepared by spark plasma sintering using TaSi2 as sintering additive. Journal of the European Ceramic Society vol. 30 (12), 2625-2631. 01-01-2010
Hu CF, Sakka Y, Uchikoshi T, Suzuki TS, Jang BK, Grasso S and Suarez G (2010). Synthesis, microstructure and mechanical properties of ZrB2 ceramic prepared by mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering. Key Eng Mat vol. 434-435, 165-168. 01-01-2010
Hu C, Sakka Y, Tanaka H, Nishimura T and Grasso S (2010). Synthesis, microstructure and mechanical properties of (Zr,Ti)B2-(Zr,Ti)N composites prepared by spark plasma sintering. Journal of Alloys and Compounds vol. 494 (1-2), 266-270. 01-01-2010
2009
Grasso S, Sakka Y and Maizza G (2009). Electric current activated/assisted sintering (ECAS): A review of patents 1906-2008. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials vol. 10 (5) 01-01-2009
Hu C, Sakka Y, Tanaka H, Nishimura T and Grasso S (2009). Low temperature thermal expansion, high temperature electrical conductivity, and mechanical properties of Nb4AlC3 ceramic synthesized by spark plasma sintering. Journal of Alloys and Compounds vol. 487 (1-2), 675-681. 01-01-2009
Grasso S, Sakka Y, Maizza G and Hu C (2009). Pressure effect on the homogeneity of spark plasma-sintered tungsten carbide powder. Journal of the American Ceramic Society vol. 92 (10), 2418-2421. 01-01-2009
Grasso S, Sakka Y and Maizza G (2009). Pressure effects on temperature distribution during spark plasma sintering with graphite sample. Materials Transactions vol. 50 (8), 2111-2114. 01-01-2009
Maizza G, Grasso S and Sakka Y (2009). Moving finite-element mesh model for aiding spark plasma sintering in current control mode of pure ultrafine WC powder. Journal of Materials Science vol. 44 (5), 1219-1236. 01-01-2009
2008
Grasso S, Sakka Y and Maizza G (2008). Effects of initial punch-die clearance in spark plasma sintering process. Materials Transactions vol. 49 (12), 2899-2906. 01-01-2008
2007
Maizza G, Grasso S, Sakka Y, Noda T and Ohashi O (2007). Relation between microstructure, properties and spark plasma sintering (SPS) parameters of pure ultrafine WC powder. Science and Technology of Advanced Materials vol. 8 (7-8), 644-654. 01-01-2007
1996
Cerny V, Zivny P, Dostal P, Parizkova R, Zabka L, Hodgson RE, Bosenberg AT, Hadley GP, Spapen H, Diltoer M, Suys E, Borremans M, Ramet J, Huyghens L, Afessa B, Murphy R, Hogans L, Meyers B, Mentec H, Gruchet P, et al. (1996). Posters. Intensive Care Medicine, Springer Nature vol. 22 (Suppl 3), s397-s422. 01-09-1996
Grants
Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for Sustainable EngineeringIndustry 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)