Dr Salvatore Grasso
PhD, MSc, FHEA, Royal Society Industry Fellow
All Publications
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2025
- Thermal conductivity of WC: Microstructural design driven by first-principles simulations
Humphry-Baker SA, Mellan TA, Finnis M, Polcik P, Lee WE, Reece M and Grasso S
Acta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 283
01-01-2025
2024
- Rhombohedral stacking-faults in exfoliated highly oriented pyrolytic graphite
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
Carbon Trends, Elsevier vol. 15
01-06-2024 - Green synthesis of nanosized Tantalum carbide (TaC) via natural polymer/tantalum oxide hybrid composites: A sustainable approach towards enhanced processing and properties
Patra N, Al Nasiri N, Grasso S, Daniel DJ and Lee WE
Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, Elsevier vol. 179
01-05-2024 - Enhancing densification rate and the unusual 4H-SiC polytype stabilization in ultrafast high-temperature sintering of α-SiC
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
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 44 (2), 610-616.
01-02-2024 - Ceramics and Glass Ceramics for Biomedical Applications
Patra N, Ramesh P, Grasso S and Boccacini AR
In Fiber and Ceramic Filler-Based Polymer Composites For Biomedical Engineering, Springer Nature 19-44.
01-01-2024
2023
- Synthesis, microstructure, physical and mechanical properties of phase-pure entropy-enhanced (Nb0.8Ti0.05Ta0.05V0.05M0.05)4AlC3 (M = Hf, Zr) ceramics
He H, Hu B, Soomro SA, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Zhou Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 43 (14), 5782-5791.
01-11-2023 - Impact of sintering thermal history on MgO‐doped alumina: Reduction of grain growth constant through high heating rates
Kermani M, Wu J, Liu Z, Zuo F, Lin H, Hu C and Grasso S
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 107 (1), 132-143.
18-09-2023 - Synthesis of new lead‐containing MAX phases of Zr3PbC2 and Hf3PbC2
Zhang Q, Wen B, Luo J, Zhou Y, San X, Bao Y, Chu L, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 106 (11), 6390-6397.
21-07-2023 - Ultra-fast high-temperature sintering of transparent MgAl2O4
Wu J, Lin Y, Hu C, Grasso S, Zhu D, Li J, Katz-Demyanitcz A and Goldstein A
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 49 (11), 19537-19540.
01-06-2023 - Synthesis and characterization of ternary layered i‐MAX (Mo2/3Y1/3)2AlC ceramics fabricated by spark plasma sintering
Cheng J, Zhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Chu L, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 20 (5), 2717-2726.
16-05-2023 - Synthesis, microstructure and property characterization of Mo4Y2Al3B6 ceramic fabricated by spark plasma sintering
Du L, Zhang Q, Cao L, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 43 (5), 1880-1886.
01-05-2023 - Synthesis of new rare earth containing ternary laminar Sc2PbC ceramic
Zhang Q, Wen B, Luo J, Zhou Y, San X, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 43 (4), 1735-1739.
01-04-2023 - Far from equilibrium ultrafast high‐temperature sintering of ZrO2–SiO2 nanocrystalline glass–ceramics
Fu L, Wu J, Sathyanath SKM, Wang B, Leifer K, Engqvist H, Grasso S and Xia W
Journal of The American Ceramic Society, Wiley vol. 106 (7), 4005-4012.
02-03-2023 - High‐Entropy Perovskites for Energy Conversion and Storage: Design, Synthesis, and Potential Applications
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
Small Methods, Wiley vol. 7 (4)
26-02-2023 - Cold hydrostatic sintering of 45S5 bioactive glass
Nawaz Q, Pantulap U, Hurle K, Luo N, Grasso S and Boccaccini AR
European Journal of Materials, Taylor & Francis vol. 3 (1), 1-10.
14-02-2023 - Rapid crystallization of Li1.5Al0.5Ge1.5(PO4)3 glass ceramics via ultra‐fast high‐temperature sintering (UHS)
Wu J, Kermani M, Cao L, Wang B, Dai Z, Fu L, Hu C and Grasso S
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 20 (4), 2125-2130.
13-02-2023 - From pit fire to Ultrafast High-temperature Sintering (UHS): A review on ultrarapid consolidation
Kermani M, Hu C and Grasso S
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 49 (3), 4017-4029.
01-02-2023 - Thermal explosion synthesis of first Te-containing layered ternary Hf2TeB MAX phase
Zhang Q, Zhou Y, San X, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 43 (1), 173-176.
01-01-2023
2022
- Beta-Ta4AlC3 is not formed by transformation from α-Ta4AlC3
Quan Y, Zhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 42 (15), 7377-7380.
01-12-2022 - Cold sintering of Van Der Waals layered compounds
Dai Z, Tyrpekl V, Boi F, Song J, Hu C and Grasso S
Open Ceramics, Elsevier vol. 12
01-12-2022 - Enhanced properties of tailored MoAlB ceramics by hot forging
Zhou S, Khan MU, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 42 (15), 6918-6924.
01-12-2022 - Ultra-low energy processing of graphite: a fast-track journey towards carbon neutrality
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
Applied Materials Today, Elsevier vol. 29
01-12-2022 - Upscaling Ultrafast High-Temperature Sintering (UHS) to consolidate large-sized and complex-shaped ceramics
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
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 221
01-12-2022 - Zr2SeB and Hf2SeB: Two new MAB phase compounds with the Cr2AlC-type MAX phase (211 phase) crystal structures
Zhang Q, Zhou Y, San X, Li W, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Tsinghua University Press vol. 11 (11), 1764-1776.
01-11-2022 - Ultra-Fast Thermal Shock Evaluation of Ti2AlC Ceramic
Ding W, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Materials, Mdpi vol. 15 (19)
03-10-2022 - Impact of reducing conditions on the stabilization of Mg0.2Co0.2Ni0.2Cu0.2Zn0.2O high-entropy oxide
Lin Y, Biesuz M, Bortolotti M, Shen L, Wu J, Baptiste PY, Yu J, Ciucci F, Sglavo VM, Hu C and Grasso S
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 48 (20), 30184-30190.
01-10-2022 - Unusual magnetic transition and enhanced diamagnetism in highly oriented pyrolytic graphite with long-range stacking-order
Song J, Dai Z, Wang S, Kermani M, Gao S, Wen J, Gu A, He Y, Grasso S, Corrias A and Boi F
Diamond and Related Materials, Elsevier vol. 127
14-06-2022 - Rapidly synthesizing Hf
2 SB ceramics by thermal explosion
Zhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 42 (9), 3780-3786.
09-06-2022 - Preparations and Applications of MXene–Metal Composites: A Review
Khan MU, Du L, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Coatings, Mdpi vol. 12 (4)
11-04-2022 - Ablation mechanisms of Ti
3 SiC2 ceramic at 1600 °C in nitrogen plasma flame
Su X, Liu G, Dai B, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 48 (10), 14004-14013.
06-04-2022 - Synthesis and property characterization of ternary laminar Zr
2 SB ceramic
Zhang Q, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Journal of Advanced Ceramics, Springeropen vol. 11 (5), 825-833.
02-04-2022 - Investigation of double perovskites Sr2SmNbO6 and X2CoNbO6 (X=Sr,Ba) with SCAN functional and plus U correction
Zeng Y, Hu Q, Pan M, Zhang K, Grasso S, Hu C and Feng Q
Advanced Powder Materials, Elsevier vol. 1 (2)
01-04-2022 - Ultra-fast high-temperature sintering (UHS) of Ce
0.2 Zr0.2 Y0.2 Gd0.2 La0.2 O2−δ fluorite-structured entropy-stabilized oxide (F-ESO)
Spiridigliozzi L, Dell'Agli G, Esposito S, Rivolo P, Grasso S, Sglavo VM and Biesuz M
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 214
08-03-2022 - Ultra-fast high temperature sintering (UHS) of Li
1.5 Al0.5 Ge1.5 P3 O12 electrolyte: A rationalization of the heating schedule
Wu J, Lin Y, Kermani M, Hu C and Grasso S
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 48 (5), 6356-6362.
05-02-2022 - Carbon free ultra-fast high temperature sintering of translucent zirconia
Wu J, kermani M, Zhu D, Li J, Lin Y, Hu C and Grasso S
Scripta Materialia vol. 210
03-01-2022
2021
- Ultra-fast High-temperature Sintering (UHS) of translucent alumina
Kermani M, Zhu D, Li J, Wu J, Lin Y, Dai Z, Hu C and Grasso S
Open Ceramics, Elsevier vol. 9
17-12-2021 - Fabrication and characterisation of single-phase Hf
2 Al4 C5 ceramics
Jayaseelan DD, Pramana S, Grasso S, Bai Y, Skinner S, Reece MJ and Lee WE
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 42 (4), 1292-1301.
16-12-2021 - Ultrahigh Temperature Flash Sintering of Binder-Less Tungsten Carbide within 6 s
Deng H, Biesuz M, Vilémová M, Kermani M, Veverka J, Tyrpekl V, Hu C and Grasso S
Materials, Mdpi vol. 14 (24)
12-12-2021 - Design, fabrication, microstructure, and properties of highly porous alumina whisker foam ceramic
Wu J, Chen H, Luo X, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 48 (2), 2776-2781.
29-11-2021 - Fabrication, microstructure, and properties of in situ V
2 C-reinforced copper composites
Quan Y, Hu B, Fu S, Wan D, Bao Y, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
Metals, Mdpi vol. 11 (11)
13-11-2021 - Water-assisted cold isostatic pressing to enhance sinterability of alumina ceramics
Kermani M, Pouchly V, Lin Y, Hu C and Grasso S
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 19 (3), 1249-1254.
02-11-2021 - Flash Spark Plasma Sintering of SiC: Impact of Additives
Sharma SK, Fides M, Hvizdoš P, Reece MJ and Grasso S
Silicon, Springer Nature vol. 14 (12), 7377-7382.
14-10-2021 - In-situ graphene platelets formation and its suppression during reactive spark plasma sintering of boron carbide/titanium diboride composites
Ünsal H, Grasso S, Kovalčíková A, Hanzel O, Tatarková M, Dlouhý I and Tatarko P
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 41 (13), 6281-6289.
01-10-2021 - Ultrafast high-temperature sintering of silicon nitride: A comparison with the state-of-the-art techniques
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
Journal of The European Ceramic Society, Elsevier vol. 41 (13), 6338-6345.
01-10-2021 - Ultrafast high-temperature sintering (UHS) of Li1.3Al0.3Ti1.7(PO4)3
Lin Y, Luo N, Quattrocchi E, Ciucci F, Wu J, Kermani M, Dong J, Hu C and Grasso S
Ceramics International, Elsevier vol. 47 (15), 21982-21987.
01-08-2021 - Thermally-insulated ultra-fast high temperature sintering (UHS) of zirconia: A master sintering curve analysis
Dong J, Pouchly V, Biesuz M, Tyrpekl V, Vilémová M, Kermani M, Reece M, Hu C and Grasso S
Scripta Materialia, Elsevier vol. 203
25-06-2021 - Comparative investigation of ultrafast thermal shock of Ti3AlC2 ceramic in water and air
Hu B, Bao Y, Su X, Wan D, Feng Q, Grasso S and Hu C
International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology, Wiley vol. 18 (5), 1863-1871.
23-06-2021 - Flash cold sintering of Nb2O5: polarity and electrolyte effects
Dong J, Kermani M, Hu C and Grasso S
Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies, Taylor & Francis vol. 9 (3), 934-939.
15-06-2021 - Speedy bioceramics: Rapid densification of tricalcium phosphate by ultrafast high-temperature sintering
Biesuz M, Galotta A, Motta A, Kermani M, Grasso S, Vontorová J, Tyrpekl V, Vilémová M and Sglavo VM
Materials Science and Engineering C, Elsevier vol. 127
10-06-2021 - Structural Evolution in BiNbO4.
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
Inorganic Chemistry: Including Bioinorganic Chemistry, American Chemical Society
01-06-2021