Theory of electric creep and electromechanical coupling with domain evolution for non-poled and fully poled ferroelectric ceramics

Unlike mechanical creep with inelastic deformation, electric creep with domain evolution is a rarely studied subject. In this paper, we present a theory of electric creep and related electromechanical coupling for both non-poled and fully poled ferroelectric ceramics. We consider electric creep to b...

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Published inProceedings of the Royal Society. A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences Vol. 472; no. 2194; pp. 1 - 17
Main Authors Xia, Xiaodong, Wang, Yang, Zhong, Zheng, Weng, George J.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published THE ROYAL SOCIETY 01.10.2016
Subjects
Coercivity
Crystals
Electric fields
Electrical phases
Experimental data
Hysteresis
Kinetic equations
Polycrystals
Switches
Thermodynamics
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Summary:Unlike mechanical creep with inelastic deformation, electric creep with domain evolution is a rarely studied subject. In this paper, we present a theory of electric creep and related electromechanical coupling for both non-poled and fully poled ferroelectric ceramics. We consider electric creep to be a time-dependent process, with an initial condition lying on the D (electric displacement) versus E (electric field) hysteresis loop. Both processes are shown to share the same Gibbs free energy and thermodynamic driving force, but relative to creep, the hysteresis loop is just a field-dependent process. With this view, we develop a theory with a single thermodynamic driving force but with two separate kinetic equations, one for the field-dependent loops in terms of a Lorentzian-like function and the other for the time-dependent D in terms of a dissipation potential. We use the 0°–90° and then 90°–180° switches to attain these goals. It is demonstrated that the calculated results are in broad agreement with two sets of experiments, one for a non-poled PIC-151 and the other for a fully poled PZT-5A. The theory also shows that creep polarization tends to reach a saturation state with time and that the saturated polarization has its maximum at the coercive field.
ISSN:1364-5021