Influence of crystal structure on crack propagation under cyclic electric loading in lead-zirconate-titanate

Journal of the European Ceramic Society

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 425-430

  Westram, Ilona ^a   Kungl, Hans ^b   Hoffmann, Michael J ^b   Rödel, Jürgen ^c  

^a SCHOTT Solar GmbH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KARLSRUHE   (Germany)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ferroelectric properties; Mechanical properties; Microstructure; PZT

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRACK DETECTION; CRACK PROPAGATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIALS; PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCERS; POWDERS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

CRACK EXTENSIONS; CRACK PROPAGATION RATES; CYCLIC ELECTRIC LOADINGS; FERROELECTRIC PROPERTIES; INTERGRANULAR; MORPHOTROPIC PHASE BOUNDARIES; PZT; SECONDARY CRACKINGS; SINGULAR CRACKS; ZIRCONATE;

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE;

EID: 56249131743     PISSN: 09552219     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2008.05.050     Document Type: Article

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