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| author | Lun, Yingzhuo Yang, Yida Wang, Tingjun Ren, Qi Cheong, Sang-Wook Wang, Xueyun Hong, Jiawang |
| author_facet | Lun, Yingzhuo Yang, Yida Wang, Tingjun Ren, Qi Cheong, Sang-Wook Wang, Xueyun Hong, Jiawang |
| contents | Flexoelectricity induced by strain gradient in dielectrics is highly desirable for electromechanical actuating and sensing systems. It is broadly adopted that flexoelectric polarization responds linearly to strain gradient without considering nonlinearity. Consequently, the implication of nonlinear flexoelectricity in electromechanical systems remains unclear. Herein, we establish a nonlinear constitutive model for flexoelectricity and thereby propose a strategy for quantitatively measuring its nonlinearity through the high-order harmonic generations. A strong nonlinear flexoelectricity in bulk ferroelectrics is revealed and its coefficient is determined, as evidenced by their nonlinear dependence of harmonics on strain gradient. On this basis, we illustrate the nonlinear flexoelectricity manifests a functionality to transduce mixed mechanical excitations into coherent electrical signals featuring difference- and sum-frequencies, thereby offering utilization in signal processing for frequency conversion. These findings emphasize the significance of nonlinear flexoelectricity in ferroelectrics and open up new opportunities for designing electromechanical transducer based on nonlinear flexoelectricity. |
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| spellingShingle | Strong Nonlinear Flexoelectricity in Bulk Ferroelectrics Lun, Yingzhuo Yang, Yida Wang, Tingjun Ren, Qi Cheong, Sang-Wook Wang, Xueyun Hong, Jiawang Materials Science Flexoelectricity induced by strain gradient in dielectrics is highly desirable for electromechanical actuating and sensing systems. It is broadly adopted that flexoelectric polarization responds linearly to strain gradient without considering nonlinearity. Consequently, the implication of nonlinear flexoelectricity in electromechanical systems remains unclear. Herein, we establish a nonlinear constitutive model for flexoelectricity and thereby propose a strategy for quantitatively measuring its nonlinearity through the high-order harmonic generations. A strong nonlinear flexoelectricity in bulk ferroelectrics is revealed and its coefficient is determined, as evidenced by their nonlinear dependence of harmonics on strain gradient. On this basis, we illustrate the nonlinear flexoelectricity manifests a functionality to transduce mixed mechanical excitations into coherent electrical signals featuring difference- and sum-frequencies, thereby offering utilization in signal processing for frequency conversion. These findings emphasize the significance of nonlinear flexoelectricity in ferroelectrics and open up new opportunities for designing electromechanical transducer based on nonlinear flexoelectricity. |
| title | Strong Nonlinear Flexoelectricity in Bulk Ferroelectrics |
| topic | Materials Science |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.01576 |