An overview of the flexoelectric phenomenon, potential applications, and proposals for further research directions

P Van Minh, LM Thai, NT Dung, A Tounsi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Materials are of prime importance for designing and manufacturing structures and
components in numerous industries, including aviation, aerospace, military, automotive …

Review on mechanics of fluid-conveying nanotubes

Q Jin, Y Ren - International Journal of Engineering Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Fluid-conveying nanotubes have become important components of nanoelectromechanical
systems (NEMS) working in fluid environments, exciting extensive research on the dynamics …

Finite element modeling of mechanical behaviors of piezoelectric nanoplates with flexoelectric effects

LM Thai, DT Luat, VB Phung, PV Minh… - Archive of Applied …, 2022 - Springer
This paper uses the finite element method to simulate the mechanical, electric, and
polarization behaviors of piezoelectric nanoplates resting on elastic foundations subjected …

Size dependent coupled electromechanical torsional analysis of porous FG flexoelectric micro/nanotubes

YT Beni - Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 2022 - Elsevier
In this paper, the governing equations of torsional porous flexoelectric microtubes made of
functionally graded (FG) materials are investigated and obtained for the first time. First, the …

On the size-dependent nonlinear thermo-electro-mechanical free vibration analysis of functionally graded flexoelectric nano-plate

A Ghobadi, H Golestanian, YT Beni, KK Żur - Communications in Nonlinear …, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present paper, a continuous-based electromechanical model has been developed by
the Kirchhoff plate's theory and the modified flexoelectric theory in order to study the size …

Size dependent torsional electro-mechanical analysis of flexoelectric micro/nanotubes

YT Beni - European Journal of Mechanics-A/Solids, 2022 - Elsevier
The free vibration and static torsion of a coupling electromechanical flexoelectric
micro/nanotube have been investigated, in the present study. Using the non-classical theory …

On the flexoelectric effect on size-dependent static and free vibration responses of functionally graded piezo-flexoelectric cylindrical shells

AF Babadi, YT Beni, KK Żur - Thin-Walled Structures, 2022 - Elsevier
The flexoelectric effect depends on the strain gradient, which naturally appears in intelligent
structures at micro and nano scales. Therefore, the flexoelectric phenomenon significantly …

Magnetically tunable bandgaps in phononic crystal nanobeams incorporating microstructure and flexoelectric effects

G Zhang, Z He, J Qin, J Hong - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2022 - Elsevier
A new triple-layer phononic crystal (PC) composite beam model is proposed, which binds
two piezomagnetic layers to conventional PCs coupling the microstructure and flexoelectric …

Comprehensive review on flexoelectric energy harvesting technology: Mechanisms, device configurations, and potential applications

A Tripathy, B Saravanakumar, S Mohanty… - ACS Applied …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Flexoelectricity is the electromechanical coupling between mechanical strain gradient and
electric polarization or vice versa. This unique effect becomes considerable as the material …

On the dynamics of a visco–piezo–flexoelectric nanobeam

M Malikan, VA Eremeyev - Symmetry, 2020 - mdpi.com
The fundamental motivation of this research is to investigate the effect of flexoelectricity on a
piezoelectric nanobeam for the first time involving internal viscoelasticity. To date, the effect …