Abstract
The crack propagation and domain switching process around the indentation on the surface of barium titanate single crystal under the external electric field was investigated by atomic force microscope and polarized light microscope. The evolutions of domain switching and crack propagation were in-situ observed when a 90°a–c domain wall moved across the indentation which was driven by external electric field. The results show that the incompatible strain induced by domain switching in the residual stress zone around the indentation is the driving force of the anisotropic crack propagation. The crack propagation results in the changes of the fine domain stripes around the crack tip.
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