Abstract
Unusual physical properties associated with lattice defects induced by flash sintering and processing of oxide ceramics have attracted attentions. In this study, optical and mechanical properties of undoped and polycrystalline rutile TiO2 subjected to alternating current (AC) flash processing were characterized through diffuse reflectance spectroscopy and nanoindentation experiments at room temperature. The flashed sample exhibited substantial optical blackening and elastic softening but negligible changes in the hardness and crystal structure. The elastic softening demonstrated a significant rate dependence (i.e., elastic moduli decreased with testing rate), which was possibly caused by stress-induced reordering of point defects induced by AC flash processing. This elastic softening suggests that pronounced ionic mobility is obtained by flash processing even in undoped systems, which can potentially be extended to a general understanding of mass transport phenomena in transient metal oxides in strong electric fields.
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