Phase transition by nanoindentation in a relaxor ferroelectric single crystal PMN-0.3PT: A phase-field investigation

Nanoindentaiton testing has revealed pop-in events in load–displacement curves of relaxor single crystal PMN-0.3PT ferroelectric materials that occur when the indentation depth is small (e.g., dozens of nanometers). Although there has been speculation of an occurrence of phase transition, there is a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of applied physics 2022-06, Vol.131 (24)
Hauptverfasser: Qi, Changjun, Jiang, Yixuan, Wang, Xingzhe, Lynch, Christopher S.
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Zusammenfassung:Nanoindentaiton testing has revealed pop-in events in load–displacement curves of relaxor single crystal PMN-0.3PT ferroelectric materials that occur when the indentation depth is small (e.g., dozens of nanometers). Although there has been speculation of an occurrence of phase transition, there is a relative lack of investigation on the domain evolution associated with the phase transition when the pop-in events appear. In the present study, nanoindentation of this material was systematically modeled using phase-field simulations, which capture the domain and phase evolution of a PMN-0.3PT ferroelectric single crystal. The results, qualitatively similar to the experimental results, revealed details of the contribution of phase transformations to pop-in events. The influence of indenter shape, size, and external electric field on the pop-in event was also examined. This work provides a computational evaluation of the effects of the phase transition mechanism in ferroelectric materials under nanoindentation and gives insight into local mechanical loading effects on these electromechanically coupled crystals.
ISSN:0021-8979
1089-7550
DOI:10.1063/5.0090419