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Crystallographic structure- and texture-dependent fracture behavior of polycrystalline lead zirconate titanate ceramics

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The effect of crystallographic structure and texture on the fracture behavior of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) ceramics was investigated. PZT ceramics with Zr/Ti ratio of 45/55 (tetragonal, T), 52/48 (morphotropic phase boundary, MPB), and 60/40 (rhombohedral, R) were fabricated, and then textured using electric field and/or mechanical stress. Vickers indentation method was employed to characterize their fracture behavior. Results show that the unpoled specimen exhibits fracture toughness isotropy, with values of 1.24 MPa·m1/2, 1.07 MPa·m1/2, 1.17 MPa·m1/2 for T, MPB, and R, respectively. The textured specimen reveals fracture toughness anisotropy (FTA). The largest FTA was observed for the mechanically (M) poled specimens. Additionally, FTA for the MPB composition was larger than the T and R specimens. The crystallographic structure and texture dependent domain switching behavior, and the parameters of coercive stress and Young’s modulus measured by mechanical compression are used to explain the observed phenomena.

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Y.W. Li gratefully thanks Dr. Lalitha Kodumudi Venkataraman (Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany) for her review of the manuscript and suggested revisions. This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant number 11972262).

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    Yingwei Li, Xueyao Wang, Guan Duan & Zeji Chen

  2. School of Intelligent Construction, Wuchang University of Technology, Wuhan, 430223, Hubei, China

    Yingwei Li

  3. Beijing Institute of Space Long March Vehicle, Beijing, 100076, China

    Jianfeng Jin

  4. School of Chemistry and Civil Engineering, Shaoguan University, Shaoguan, 512005, Guangdong, China

    Guan Duan

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Y. W. Li. designed and supervised the project. Y. W. Li., X. Y. Wang., G. Duan., and Z. J. Chen. characterized the constitutive behavior of the materials and measured the fracture toughness. J. F. Jin. fabricated and characterized the materials. Y. W. Li. wrote the first draft of the manuscript. All authors contributed to the discussion of the results and the revision of the manuscript.

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Li, Y., Wang, X., Duan, G. et al. Crystallographic structure- and texture-dependent fracture behavior of polycrystalline lead zirconate titanate ceramics. J Electroceram 47, 124–133 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10832-021-00270-7

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