Relation of the cracking phenomena in piezoelectrics to domain wall motion

Pavel M. Chaplya; Gregory Paul Carman

doi:10.1117/12.316858

20 July 1998 Relation of the cracking phenomena in piezoelectrics to domain wall motion

Proceedings Volume 3324, Smart Structures and Materials 1998: Smart Materials Technologies; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316858
Event: 5th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 1998, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

An ongoing investigation into understanding the nature and mechanics of damage in piezoelectric material under combined cyclic electrical and static mechanical loads is described. The piezoelectric is subjected to large field excursions that are sufficient to cause polarization switching at least around internal anomalies, as well as mechanical stresses with values well below ultimate strength of the material. Experimental work is conducted on PZT-5H with macroscopically engineered dissimilar (180°) domain structures. All samples contain a seed notch to introduce a stress concentration at a specified location and eliminate questions associated with electrode attachment. Results indicate that for specimens undergoing significant domain wall motion the crack initiation occurs after only 20 - 100 cycles while for specimens undergoing small domain wall motion cracks initiate after 800,000 cycles. Compressive mechanical loads are found to retard damage growth. Experimental results are explained with data obtained from a finite element model. The principal conclusion is that domain wall motion on both micro and macro levels is responsible for crack initiation and degradation of the material during cycling loading.

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Pavel M. Chaplya and Gregory Paul Carman "Relation of the cracking phenomena in piezoelectrics to domain wall motion", Proc. SPIE 3324, Smart Structures and Materials 1998: Smart Materials Technologies, (20 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316858

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