Nanoscale stacking fault-assisted room temperature plasticity in flash-sintered TiO2
Nanoscale stacking fault-assisted room temperature plasticity in flash-sintered TiO2 Ceramic materials have been widely used for structural applications. However, most ceramics have rather limited plasticity at low temperatures and fracture well before the onset of plastic yielding. The brittle nature of ceramics arises from the lack of dislocation activity and the need for high stress…