X-ray and neutron diffraction are particularly useful for characterizing ferroelectric materials
in situ, eg, during application of temperature, pressure, electric field, and stress. In this …

A modified phase-field model coupled with linear elasticity is formulated to study the effect of
ferroelastic domain switching on the deformation behavior of tetragonal-prime yttria …

The electrical fatigue behavior of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) ceramics is investigated
under different temperatures. A bipolar triangular electric field with the amplitude of±1.5 …

Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) is one of the most commonly used piezoelectric ceramics. The
major causes of its electrical fatigue are suggested to be domain pinning and cracking …

We investigated the formation of UC x from UO 2+ x and graphite in situ using neutron
diffraction at high temperatures with particular focus on resolving the conflicting reports on …

X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) is one of the important technique to investigate the
oxidation states, electronic structure, and local atomic structure, which are crucial …

A typic BLSF ceramics: bismuth titanate (Bi 4 Ti 3 O 12), whose failure mode, ferroelastic
behavior and toughening effect under uniaxial compression load were comprehensively …

The effect of mechanical stress on the direct piezoelectric properties of pre-poled (1− x)(Na
0.5 Bi 0.5) TiO 3–x BaTiO 3 (NBT–x BT) in the range 4%≤ x≤ 13% was studied in situ using …

The effect of frequency on the electrical fatigue, crack growth and domain switching in Pb
(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3) 0.65 Ti 0.35 O 3 ceramics has been investigated. The changes in …

The influence of temperature on the kinetics of domain switching in lead zirconate titanate
was investigated by using in situ neutron diffraction. Samples were electrically loaded to 1 …