Modeling large strain electrostriction of ferroelectrics under combined electromechanical loads

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5053, Issue , 2003, Pages 368-375

  Zhang, Wei ^a   Bhattacharya, Kaushik ^a  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Actuation strain; Domain switching; Electromechanical load; Ferroelectric; Hysteresis; Model; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES; ELECTROSTRICTION; HYSTERESIS; MICROACTUATORS; NUCLEATION; STRAIN MEASUREMENT; SWITCHING; THIN FILMS;

ELECTROMECHANICAL LOADS;

FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0242442010     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.498564     Document Type: Conference Paper

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