A new model for thermally induced redistributions of free carriers in centrosymmetric flexoelectric semiconductor beams

YL Qu, GY Zhang, XL Gao, F Jin - Mechanics of Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
A new model is developed for thermally induced redistributions of free carriers in
flexoelectric semiconductor beams using a thermoflexotronic theory. This theory, which …

Bending and wave propagation analysis of magneto-electro-elastic functionally graded porous microbeams

J Hong, S Wang, X Qiu, G Zhang - Crystals, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this paper, a microstructure-dependent magneto-electro-elastic functionally graded
porous (MEEFGP) beam model is proposed using a variational approach. To account for the …

On the bending and vibration analysis of functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic Timoshenko microbeams

J Hong, S Wang, G Zhang, C Mi - Crystals, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this paper, a new magneto-electro-elastic functionally graded Timoshenko microbeam
model is developed by using the variational formulation. The new model incorporates the …

Size-dependent parametrisation of active vibration control for periodic piezoelectric microplate coupled systems: A couple stress-based isogeometric approach

P Lai, Y Cong, S Gu, G Liu - Mechanics of Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
We propose a couple stress based isogeometric analysis (IGA) model for the study of active
vibration control in periodic piezoelectric microplate coupled systems. The model integrates …

[HTML][HTML] Topology optimization of flexoelectric metamaterials with apparent piezoelectricity

F Greco, D Codony, H Mohammadi… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Elsevier
The flexoelectric effect, coupling polarization and strain gradient as well as strain and
electric field gradients, is universal to dielectrics, but, as compared to piezoelectricity, it is …

Finite element modeling and analysis of flexoelectric plates using gradient electromechanical theory

YS Joshan, S Santapuri - Continuum Mechanics and Thermodynamics, 2023 - Springer
This work presents the development of a two-way coupled flexoelectric plate theory starting
from a 3D gradient electromechanical theory. The gradient electromechanical theory …

Giant flexoelectric response via mechanical and material design in elastomers

H Ji, S Shao, K Liu, T Wu, S Shen, S Zhang, M Xu - Mechanics of Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Strain gradient, a source of mechanical asymmetry in dielectrics, causes electric
polarization, which we call flexoelectricity. Manipulating the strain gradient is fundamental in …

Strain gradient finite element formulation of flexoelectricity in ferroelectric material based on phase-field method

S Wang, H Su, M Yi, LH Shao - Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica, 2024 - Springer
Flexoelectricity is a two-way coupling effect between the strain gradient and electric field that
exists in all dielectrics, regardless of point group symmetry. However, the high-order …

Extended isogeometric analysis of cracked piezoelectric materials in the presence of flexoelectricity

GK Unnikrishnan, S Sharma, H Pathak… - Advanced Theory …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
To accurately analyze the fracture behavior of piezoceramics at small length scales,
flexoelectricity must be considered along with piezoelectricity. Due to its dependence on …

A gradient electromechanical theory for thin dielectric curved beams considering direct and converse flexoelectric effects

YS Joshan, S Santapuri - Zeitschrift für angewandte Mathematik und …, 2022 - Springer
This work presents the development of a unified gradient electromechanical theory for thin
flexoelectric beams considering both direct and converse flexoelectric effects. The two-way …