A micromechanical model for the fracture process zone in ferroelectrics

Computational Materials Science

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 235-249

  Ricoeur, Andreas ^a   Kuna, Meinhard ^a  

^a TU BERGAKADEMIE FREIBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ferroelectric domains; Ferroelectric materials; Fracture toughness; Piezoelectric materials; Switch toughening

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS;

ELECTROMECHANICAL LOADING;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0037404933     PISSN: 09270256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0256(02)00360-9     Document Type: Article

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