The fracture mode of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) ceramics at room temperature is investigated as a function of grain size. The fracture mode is almost intergranular at small grain size and changes to predominantly transgranular at large grain size. Application of an electric field (poling) causes a change in the fracture mode from transgranular to intergranular. The observed fracture behavior of PZT ceramics is explained in relation to a possible domain structure.
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