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An Anti-plane Crack in a Piezoelectric Semiconductor

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Electromechanical fields around an anti-plane, semi-infinite crack in piezoelectric semiconductors of 6mm symmetry are obtained. The effects of semiconduction on fields near the crack tip are examined.

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Yang, J. An Anti-plane Crack in a Piezoelectric Semiconductor. Int J Fract 136, L27–L32 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10704-006-6943-2

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