Fatigue of Ferroelectric Ceramics under an Alternative Electric Field

Abstract:

Current research activities on the fatigue of ferroelectric ceramics are reviewed. Research progress in the fatigue mechanism, factors which influence fatigue behavior, and experimental techniques employed in the study of the fatigue are summarized. Various mechanisms for electric fatigue and different models of the electric-field-induced fatigue process are compared and discussed. Problems that need to be solved and clarified in order to gain a deep insight of fatigue mechanism are suggested.