Flexoelectricity causes surface piezoelectric-like effects in dielectrics

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Autori principali: Mohammadi, H., Greco, F., Codony, D., Arias, I.
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author Mohammadi, H.
Greco, F.
Codony, D.
Arias, I.
author_facet Mohammadi, H.
Greco, F.
Codony, D.
Arias, I.
contents In this paper we study the surface effects that bulk flexoelectric models in finite samples exhibit. We first show that when the body is infinite, flexoelectric materials do not exhibit electromechanical response under homogeneous loading. However, when the size of the body is finite, due to the symmetry-breaking nature of surfaces, homogeneous loading (mechanical or electrical) can cause an electromechanical response near the surfaces. We obtain closed-form solutions for finite samples under different electromechanical loading conditions, and show that the electromechanical response caused by the bulk flexoelectric effect is reminiscent of surface piezoelectricity, causing boundary layers in certain components of the strains and/or electric fields near the free surfaces.
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spellingShingle Flexoelectricity causes surface piezoelectric-like effects in dielectrics
Mohammadi, H.
Greco, F.
Codony, D.
Arias, I.
Materials Science
Applied Physics
In this paper we study the surface effects that bulk flexoelectric models in finite samples exhibit. We first show that when the body is infinite, flexoelectric materials do not exhibit electromechanical response under homogeneous loading. However, when the size of the body is finite, due to the symmetry-breaking nature of surfaces, homogeneous loading (mechanical or electrical) can cause an electromechanical response near the surfaces. We obtain closed-form solutions for finite samples under different electromechanical loading conditions, and show that the electromechanical response caused by the bulk flexoelectric effect is reminiscent of surface piezoelectricity, causing boundary layers in certain components of the strains and/or electric fields near the free surfaces.
title Flexoelectricity causes surface piezoelectric-like effects in dielectrics
topic Materials Science
Applied Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2501.17626