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Propagation process of electrically induced fatigue cracking in BaTiO3 single crystal has been studied using atomic force microscope (AFM). The results show that alternating electric field generates a random domain switching around indentation cracks instead of a cyclic domain switching and an arrest indentation crack can be re-initiated by applying either positive or negative alternating electric field.
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Wang, F., Su, Y., He, J. et al. Investigation on propagation process of electrically induced fatigue cracking using AFM. Chin.Sci.Bull. 50, 2145–2148 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03182661
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