Thermodynamics of stress and electric field induced phase transition in relaxor ferroelectric crystals

Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 409-415

  Tieqi Liu, ^a   Lynch, Christopher S ^a   McLaughlin, Elizabeth A ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Gibbs free energy; Phase transition; Relaxor ferroelectrics

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STRESSES; THERMODYNAMICS;

FERROELECTRIC CRYSTALS; IRREVERSIBLE STRAINS; RELAXOR FERROELECTRICS; TEMPERATURE LOADING;

CRYSTALS;

EID: 33947194381     PISSN: 1045389X     EISSN: 15308138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1045389X06066531     Document Type: Article

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