Critical role of domain switching on the fracture toughness of poled ferroelectrics

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 38, Issue 10-13, 2001, Pages 2203-2211

  Yang, Wei ^a   Fang, Fei ^a   Tao, Min ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CERAMIC MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLARIZATION; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING;

DOMAIN SWITCHING; POLED FERROELECTRICS;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0035284154     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(00)00162-1     Document Type: Article

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