Spontaneous bending of piezoelectric nanoribbons: Mechanics, polarization, and space charge coupling

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-85

  Majidi, C ^a   Chen, Z ^a   Srolovitz, D J ^b   Haataja, M ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YESHIVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nanomechanics; Piezoelectricity; Rod theory; Surface stress; Zinc oxide

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTABLE PARAMETERS; BENDING BEHAVIOR; BENDING RADIUS; DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; DOPANT CONCENTRATIONS; ELECTRIC POLARIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; FREE CARRIER DENSITY; FREE CHARGE; NANORIBBONS; PIEZO-ELECTRIC EFFECTS; ROD THEORY; SPACE CHARGES; SURFACE STRESS; THERMODYNAMIC TREATMENT; THICKNESS DEPENDENCE; WURTZITES; ZNO;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DOPING (ADDITIVES); MAGNETIC FILMS; NANOMECHANICS; PIEZOELECTRIC DEVICES; POINT DEFECTS; POLARIZATION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; ZINC; ZINC OXIDE; ZINC SULFIDE;

PIEZOELECTRICITY;

EID: 73449116349     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2009.11.010     Document Type: Article

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