Domain structure evolution and fatigue cracking of 〈001〉-oriented [Pb (Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3] 0.67(PbTiO 3)0.33 ferroelectric single crystals under cyclic electric loading

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Fang, F ^a   Yang, W ^a,b   Zhang, F C ^a   Qing, H ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELDS; FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; PHASE TRANSITIONS;

COERCIVE FIELDS; DOMAIN STRUCTURE EVOLUTION; DOMAIN SWITCHING;

SINGLE CRYSTALS;

EID: 34548253113     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2772765     Document Type: Article

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