Fatigue in Ferroelectric Ceramics and Related Issues

A major barrier to the introduction of ferroelectric devices into mass markets remains their limited reliability due to fatigue. The underlying physical and chemical mechanisms of this material fatigue phenomenon are extremely complex, and the relevant influences range from single-point defects to macroscopic boundary conditions. This book summarizes the different aspects of fatigue in ferroelectrics. It is primarily concerned with bulk material effects. Mechanical, electrical, and physico-chemical processes are described; reference data are given for different loading regimes and boundary conditions; and various fatigue models are compared. The monograph also demonstrates how the results of acoustic emission and of microscopy studies reveal the microscopic origins of fatigue in ferroelectric devices.

List of contents

1 Introduction.- 2 Macroscopic Phenomenology.- 3 Agglomeration and Microstructural Effects.- 4 Acoustic Emission and Barkhausen Pulses.- 5 Models and Mechanisms.- 6 Recent Developments.- 7 Summary.- A Solutions to Integrals.- References.

Summary

A major barrier to the introduction of ferroelectric devices into mass markets remains their limited reliability due to fatigue. The underlying physical and chemical mechanisms of this material fatigue phenomenon are extremely complex, and the relevant influences range from single-point defects to macroscopic boundary conditions. This book summarizes the different aspects of fatigue in ferroelectrics. It is primarily concerned with bulk material effects. Mechanical, electrical, and physico-chemical processes are described; reference data are given for different loading regimes and boundary conditions; and various fatigue models are compared. The monograph also demonstrates how the results of acoustic emission and of microscopy studies reveal the microscopic origins of fatigue in ferroelectric devices.

Product details

• Authors: Doru C. Lupascu, Doru Constantin Lupascu
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.01.2004
• EAN: 9783540402350
• ISBN: 978-3-540-40235-0
• No. of pages: 228
• Weight: 570 g
• Illustrations: XVI, 228 p.
• Series: Springer Series in Materials Science; Springer Series in Materials Science
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Mechanical engineering, production engineering; C, engineering, Chemistry and Materials Science, Metals technology / metallurgy, Optical and Electronic Materials, Testing of materials, Condensed Matter Physics, Condensed matter, Materials / States of matter, Characterization and Analytical Technique, Materials science, Characterization and Evaluation of Materials, Metals, Metallic Materials, Metals and Alloys, Electronic materials, Optical Materials, Engineering: general, Engineering, general, Technology and Engineering, Actuators;FRAMS;ceramics;fatigue;ferroelectrics;microscopy