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Article Citation - WoS: 9Citation - Scopus: 9Cold Sintering Assisted Two-Step Sintering of Potassium Sodium Niobate (knn) Ceramics(Elsevier, 2023) Karacasulu, Levent; Ahmetoğlu, Çekdar VakıfPotassium sodium niobate (KNN) ceramics were densified using a multiple-stage sintering process in which initially applied cold sintering process (CSP) was followed by the solid-state sintering between 1100 and 1120 °C. Comparative assessments demonstrated that multi-step sintered samples yielded better properties than conventionally sintering ones. The highest relative density (94.7%) and the best electrical properties were obtained from the sample subjected to cold sintering at 120 °C/1 h using 5 wt% deionized water subsequently heat-treated at 1120 °C/2 h, resulting in a monolithic KNN ceramic having a piezoelectric coefficient of 120 pC/N. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.Article Citation - WoS: 5Citation - Scopus: 6Formation of Monolithic Srtio3-Tio2 Ceramic Heterostructures by Reactive Hydrothermal Sintering(Elsevier, 2023) Karacasulu, Levent; Kartal, Uğur; İçin, Öykü; Bortolotti, Mauro; Biesuz, Mattia; Ahmetoğlu, Çekdar VakıfIn a one-pot approach, monolithic SrTiO3-TiO2 ceramic heterostructures were obtained using the reactive hydrothermal liquid phase densification (rHLPD). Structural, morphological, and photocatalytic properties of the obtained ceramics were analyzed. The relative density of the formed components reached about 80% with reaction time, temperature, and NaOH concentration variation. It was observed via Rietveld refinement that there was no XRD detectable phase other than TiO2 and SrTiO3 in the final structure. The monolithic SrTiO3-TiO2 ceramics obtained by hydrothermal reaction at 120 °C for 24 h in 1 M NaOH concentration showed a dielectric constant being around 500, and the dielectric loss was below 0.25 at frequencies higher than 10 kHz. The SrTiO3-TiO2 heterostructured monoliths having only 20 vol% total porosity and low specific surface area, demonstrated ∼60% efficiency (in 5 h) in degrading Methylene Blue photo-catalytically. © 2023 Elsevier LtdArticle Citation - WoS: 28Citation - Scopus: 33Cold Sintering as a Promising Isru Technique: a Case Study of Mars Regolith Simulant(Elsevier, 2023) Karacasulu, Levent; Karl, David; Gurlo, Aleksander; Ahmetoğlu, Çekdar VakıfMars regolith simulant (MGS-1) was densified for the first time via a cold sintering process (CSP) as a novel in-situ resource utilization (ISRU) concept. The technique comprises the utilization of NaOH solution as a liquid media during the densification of simulant powder with <100 μm particle size. In as short as 30 min, with the increase in the NaOH concentration (from 3 M to 10 M) and processing temperature (from 150 °C to 250 °C), the relative densities of the regolith compacts and the mechanical properties were enhanced. The artifacts produced with Mars regolith simulant powder at 250 °C using 10 M NaOH solution yielded a relative density of around 88% and compressive strength reaching ∼45 MPa.Article Citation - WoS: 103Citation - Scopus: 110Cold Sintering of Ceramics and Glasses: a Review(Elsevier Ltd., 2020) Ahmetoğlu, Çekdar Vakıf; Karacasulu, LeventTraditionally ceramic artifacts are processed at high temperatures (> 1000 degrees C) by classical sintering techniques such as solid state, liquid phase and pressure-assisted sintering. Recently, inspired from the geology, novel sintering approaches that allow the densification of ceramic components at relatively low temperatures <= 400 degrees C have been proposed. While initial efforts for such low temperature densification concept were developed in the mid-70s, the topic has become increasingly prominent in the last decade. Currently, these low temperature methods can be classified into four main groups: (i) hydrothermal reaction sintering (HRS), (ii) hydrothermal hot pressing (HHP), (iii) pressure-assisted densification techniques: room-temperature densification (RTD), cold sintering (CS), warm press (WP), and finally no-pressure assisted method called (iv) reactive hydrothermal liquid phase densification (rHLPD). Above named techniques are commonly assisted by an aqueous solution used as either reactant or transient liquid phase to assist densification. Starting from the background in traditional sintering processes, this review aims to explore in depth the existing literature about low temperature densification approaches along with their advantages & disadvantages, and probable application areas.Article Citation - WoS: 14Citation - Scopus: 17Electrical Characteristics of Low Temperature Densified Barium Titanate(Elsevier, 2020) Karacasulu, Levent; Tokkan, Melike; Bortolotti, Mauro; Ischia, Gloria; Adem, Umut; Ahmetoğlu, Çekdar VakıfA low temperature densification technique, i.e. reactive hydrothermal liquid-phase densification (rHLPD) was followed to obtain highly dense BaTiO3 components at temperatures <= 240 degrees C. The formed ceramics were characterized concerning not only the structural features but also the electrical properties. The increase of both reaction time and temperature resulted in enhanced densification of BaTiO3 components reaching about 90% of theoretical density. The presence of the tetragonal BaTiO3 was demonstrated by both XRD and TEM analysis. Despite the low reaction temperatures, the samples showed promising dielectric, ferroelectric and piezoelectric functionality without additional annealing. A broad dielectric peak was observed around 135 degrees C at the Curie temperature; saturated hysteresis loops and corresponding butterfly-shaped strain-electric field loops were obtained. BaTiO3 sample subjected to hydrothermal reaction at 240 degrees C for 72 h yielded a piezoelectric coefficient of 84 pC/N.