Phase field simulation of crack tip domain switching in ferroelectrics

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1175-1182

  Song, Y C ^a   Soh, A K ^a   Ni, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC LOADS; SINGLE CRYSTALS; SWITCHING;

DOMAIN SWITCHING; ELASTIC ENERGY; FERROELECTRIC SINGLE CRYSTAL;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 33947694649     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: 13616463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/40/4/040     Document Type: Article

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