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Electric field-induced crack growth and domain-structure evolution for [100]- and [101]-oriented 72%Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3) O3–28%PbTiO3 ferroelectric single crystals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

F. Fang*
Affiliation:
Failure Mechanics Laboratory, School of Aerospace, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
W. Yang
Affiliation:
The University Office, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; and School of Aerospace, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
F.C. Zhang
Affiliation:
Failure Mechanics Laboratory, School of Aerospace, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
H. Qing
Affiliation:
Failure Mechanics Laboratory, School of Aerospace, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

In situ observation of the electrically induced crack growth and domain-structure evolution is carried out for [100]- and [101]-oriented 72%Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–28% PbTiO3 (PMN–PT 72/28) ferroelectric single crystals under static (poling) and alternating electric fields. On the same poling electric field, domains are in the stable engineered domain state where four equivalent polarization variants coexist for [100]-oriented single crystal, while parallel lines representing the 71° domain boundaries appear for [101]-oriented one. Under the same cyclic electric field, the [100]-oriented single crystal shows much higher crack propagation resistance than that of a [101]-oriented crystal. Apart from the material aspects, such as crystallographic fracture anisotropy and non-180° domain boundary structure, crack boundary condition plays an important role in determining the crack propagation behavior.

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