Upon application of a uniform strain, internal sublattice shifts within the unit cell of a
noncentrosymmetric dielectric crystal result in the appearance of a net dipole moment: a …

The electric field gradient effect is very strong for nanoscale dielectrics. In addition, neither
the surface effect nor electrostatic force can be ignored. In this paper, the electric Gibbs free …

A new non-classical theory of elastic dielectrics is developed using the couple stress and
electric field gradient theories that incorporates the couple stress, quadrupole and curvature …

In this work, using a combination of a theoretical framework and atomistic calculations, we
highlight the concept of “surface piezoelectricity,” which can be used to interpret the …

Flexoelectricity, referring to the coupling between electric polarization and strain gradients,
is a universal effect in all dielectrics and may become manifest at the nano-scale. The …

Band gap materials (ie phononic crystals) are the artificially periodic structures, which have
the stop band characteristic for elastic waves. The elastic waves will be localized in …

Models for piezoelectric beams and structures with piezoelectric patches generally ignore
magnetic effects. This is because the magnetic energy has a relatively small effect on the …

High-strength and lightweight composites used in high-speed vehicles and aircraft
experience increased temperature owing to aerodynamic friction. Because of the rise in …

In this study, we derive the dispersion relations for anti-plane waves in the second gradient
electroelasticity theory considering the electric field, strain, and inertia gradient effects …

In this paper, we study a one-dimensional dissipative system of piezoelectric beams with
magnetic effect, based on the work of Morris and Özer (in: The proceedings of 52nd IEEE …