https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201714013014
Models of current sintering
1 Faculty of Physics and CENIDE, University of Duisburg-Essen, D-47057, Duisburg, Germany
2 Nanoparticle Process Technology and CENIDE, University of Duisburg-Essen, D-47057, Duisburg, Germany
* e-mail: sebastian.angst@uni-due.de
** e-mail: dietrich.wolf@uni-due.de
Published online: 30 June 2017
Densification of (semi-)conducting particle agglomerates with the help of an electrical current is much faster and more energy efficient than traditional thermal sintering or powder compression. Therefore, this method becomes more and more common among experimentalists, engineers, and in industry. The mechanisms at work at the particle scale are highly complex because of the mutual feedback between current and pore structure. This paper extends previous modelling approaches in order to study mixtures of particles of two different materials. In addition to the delivery of Joule heat throughout the sample, especially in current bottlenecks, thermoelectric effects must be taken into account. They lead to segregation or spatial correlations in the particle arrangement. Various model extensions are possible and will be discussed.
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