Crack initiation at electrode edges in PZN-4.5%PT single crystals

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 373-379

  Liu, Teiqi ^a   Oates, William S ^a   Wan, Shan ^a   Lynch, Christopher S ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ferroelectric; Fracture; Partial electrode; Single crystals

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRODES; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; SINGLE CRYSTALS; TRANSDUCERS;

FERROELECTRIC; PARTIAL ELECTRODES; PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATORS; RHOMBOHEDRAL CRYSTALS;

PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 17044412644     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X05050099     Document Type: Article

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