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SCRIPTA MATERIALIA
Volume 67, Issue 6, Pages 601-604Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.scriptamat.2012.06.020
Keywords
Barium titanate crystals; Crack propagation; Polarized light microscopy; Knoop indentation
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- Natural Science Foundation of China [11002002, 11090331]
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Electric field induced crack propagation in BaTiO3 crystals is investigated in situ using polarized light microscopy. A natural through-crack was generated by Knoop indentation and crack propagation is observed under a cyclic electric field parallel to crack direction. The crack propagates steadily along the field direction in a zigzag path and 90 degrees domain switching always occurs before crack propagation. The shear stress caused by incompatible domain switching near the crack tip is thought to be the driving force for crack growth. (c) 2012 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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