The cell, as the most fundamental unit of life, is a microcosm of biology in which the
confluence of nearly all aspects of classical physics (mechanics, statistical physics …

The ability of certain materials to convert electrical stimuli into mechanical deformation, and
vice versa, is a prized property. Not surprisingly, applications of such so-called piezoelectric …

All dielectric materials including ceramics, semiconductors, biomaterials, and polymers have
the property of flexoelectricity, which opens a fertile avenue to sensing, actuation, and …

The ability of a material to convert electrical stimuli into mechanical deformation, ie
piezoelectricity, is a remarkable property of a rather small subset of insulating materials. The …

Piezoelectronics, as an efficient approach for energy conversion and sensing, have a far-
reaching influence on energy harvesting, precise instruments, sensing, health monitoring …

Materials that generate electrical signals upon exposure to a well-controlled stimuli are high
desirable. In that context, magnetoelectrics are unusual in the sense that the stimulus may …

In dielectric materials, due to the flexoelectric effect, a large inhomogeneous deformation
can break or significantly alter the inversion symmetry of the material and induce net …

Flexoelectricity is the electromechanical coupling between mechanical strain gradient and
electric polarization or vice versa. This unique effect becomes considerable as the material …

Imagine a material that will produce electricity via a contactless, wireless signal. Further, we
hope that this material is capable of large deformation reminiscent of soft robots and is soft …

In this work, thermally induced dynamic behaviors of functionally graded flexoelectric
nanobeams (FGFNs) are analyzed theoretically while considering the neutral surface …