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Thermal Depoling Effects on Anisotropy of Lead Zirconate Titanate Materials
Author(s) -
Wan Shan,
Bowman Keith J.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
journal of the american ceramic society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 196
eISSN - 1551-2916
pISSN - 0002-7820
DOI - 10.1111/j.1151-2916.1998.tb02683.x
Subject(s) - lead zirconate titanate , materials science , anisotropy , curie temperature , piezoelectricity , fracture toughness , composite material , indentation , ferroelectricity , condensed matter physics , dielectric , ferromagnetism , optics , physics , optoelectronics
Changes in elastic anisotropy and fracture toughness anisotropy of a lead zirconate titanate (PZT) piezoelectric material as a function of depoling temperature were investigated using ultrasound and Vickers indentation. A gradual transition from anisotropic to isotropic properties occurs with increased depoling temperatures at and above the Curie temperature. Depoling is also evident through changes in domain character revealed by X‐ray diffraction. The relationship between the mechanical properties and domain structure variation with respect to different depoling conditions is discussed.