Combustion synthesis (CS) has been a popular research topic in the last 3
decades. Motivation was due to attractive properties and possibilities, compared
to conventional materials processing and synthesis techniques. Although,
it is a fairly simple process, CS involves quite complex mechanisms
that occur simultaneously at rapidly changing high temperatures in the short
duration (few sec.) of the reaction. Gravity plays an important role in CS;
therefore a deeper comprehension of the effects of gravity on non-equilibrium
mechanisms is needed. Similarly, electric current activation presents...