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The evolution of switching polarization (P-r(s)) suppression, in Pb(Zr,Ti)O
-3 films, induced by two different electric treatments is addressed in term
s of the nonlinear dielectric response. The ac electric field dependence of
dielectric permittivity was collected at different fatigue states and the
Rayleigh law was used to interpret the fatigue dependence of the nonlinear
response. This approach has enabled us to distinguish between two fatigue s
tares induced by the different electric treatments.