Electrostriction plays an important role in the electromechanical behavior of ferroelectrics
and describes a phenomenon in dielectrics where the strain varies proportional to the …

Electrostriction is the basis of electromechanical coupling in all insulators. The quadratic
electrostrictive strain x ij associated with induced polarization components Pk and P l is …

Materials developing mechanical stress in response to the application of an external electric
field are of great importance for a wide range of applications from actuators for portable …

The evaluation of electrostrictive properties of low permittivity dielectrics requires extremely
sensitive instrumentation. In the present work, a modified compressometer capable of …

Electrostrictive polymers have demonstrated an ability to convert mechanical energy into
electrical energy and vice versa. This energy conversion has been exploited in an extensive …

Electroactive polymers have been widely used as smart material for actuators in recent
years. Electromechanical applications are currently focused on energy harvesting and …

A modified Michelson-Morley laser interferometer for measuring very small (10− 2 Å)
electrostrictive displacements in low-K dielectrics is described. Problems specific to the …

Oxygen-defective ceria, eg Gd-doped ceria, shows giant electromechanical properties
related to a complex local rearrangement of its lattice. Although they are not entirely …

To measure the electrostrictive effects in low permittivity materials, extremely sensitive
instrumentation is required. A modified compressometer for resolving fractional changes in …

A simple dynamic instrument for measuring very small stress dependence of capacitance is
presented in this article. We describe the design and development of a dynamic …