Domain switch toughening in polycrystalline ferroelectrics

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-20

  Wang, Jianxin ^a   Landis, Chad M ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; GRAIN SIZE AND SHAPE; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; TOUGHENING;

DOMAIN SWITCH TOUGHENING; MATERIAL BEHAVIOR; POLYCRYSTALLINE FERROELECTRICS;

FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS;

EID: 33644514341     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2006.0002     Document Type: Article

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