The emancipation of flexoelectricity
Irene Arias, Gustau Catalán, Pradeep Sharma
Abstract
Consider the following: writing (and reading) ferroelectric memories without applying voltage;1-3 piezoelectric-like transduction without piezoelectric materials;4-6 bone remodeling7 and mammalian hearing;8,9 asymmetric fracture toughness;10 and bulk photovoltaic effects in non-polar materials.11 What do these apparently disparate phenomena have in common? Flexoelectricity...
Topics & Concepts
FlexoelectricityEmancipationMaterials scienceCondensed matter physicsPhysicsDielectricPolitical scienceLawOptoelectronicsPoliticsAdvanced Materials and MechanicsNonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structuresVibration and Dynamic Analysis