Fracture study of piezoelectric materials: a brief state of the art

Abstract

Abstract Piezoelectric materials are intelligent materials which can realize the mutual conversion of mechanical and electrical energy and have been widely used in many fields. Due to their brittleness, these materials are prone to cracking under external loadings. In this work, a brief overview of the current states on the fracture of piezoelectric materials is presented from experimental, theoretical and computational aspects, and then some future work is suggested.