[HTML][HTML] Numerical modeling of ferroelectric materials in the presence of flexoelectricity

PH Serrao, S Kozinov - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Higher-order two-way electromechanical coupling between strain gradients and electric
field, known as flexoelectricity, has a strong influence on the micro-and …

Influences of crack-face electric boundary conditions on stress intensity factors of ferroelectric single crystals

H Yu, M Zhao, X Wu, L Guo - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2022 - Elsevier
It is a challenge to determine the crack-tip stress intensity factors (SIFs) of ferroelectrics
under large-scale domain switching. An I-integral method has been previously established …

Transient thermal fracture analysis of ferroelectric ceramics under electromechanical loading

O El Khatib, M Kuna, S Kozinov - Smart Materials and Structures, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
During their applications, ferroelectric devices are subjected not only to electromechanical
loading but also to thermal fields, inducing additional stresses and impairing their …