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Fast sintering of ceramics

The fast and energy-efficient synthesis of ceramics is a great challenge, making these materials sustainable and cost-effective. Photonic or Blacklight sintering can help achieve that goal. This new technique is the focus of the project. The students will get hands-on experience in manufacturing and investigating their on ceramics that are based on components for fuel cells.

The students should have experience in chemical labwork. Generally the project is suitable for chemists and materials scientists.

  • Porz, L., Scherer, M., Huhn, D., Heine, L. M., Britten, S., Rebohle, L., … & Rheinheimer, W. (2022). Blacklight sintering of ceramics. Materials Horizons, 9(6), 1717-1726. DOI:10.1039/D2MH00177B
  • Porz, L., Scherer, M., Muhammad, Q. K., Higuchi, K., Li, Y., Koga, S., … & Frömling, T. (2022). Microstructure and conductivity of blacklight‐sintered TiO2, YSZ, and Li0. 33La0. 57TiO3. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 105(12), 7030-7035. DOI: 10.1111/jace.18686

Additional Information

Supervisor Prof. Dr. Till Frömling
Availability Fall 2026
Capacity 2 Students
Credits 15 ECTS
Remote Option no