Electric field gradient theory with surface effect for nano-dielectrics

Computers, Materials and Continua

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-87

  Hu, Shuling ^a   Shen, Shengping ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electric field gradient; Electrostatic stress; Strain gradient; Surface effect; Surface polarization; Variational principle

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD GRADIENTS; ELECTROMECHANICAL PHENOMENON; ELECTROSTATIC STRESS; FIELD GRADIENT; FLEXOELECTRIC; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; NANO SCALE; NANO-SIZED; SURFACE EFFECT; SURFACE ELECTROSTATICS; SURFACE POLARIZATIONS; SURFACE STRESS; VARIATIONAL PRINCIPLES; YOUNG LAPLACE EQUATION;

ELECTRIC FIELD MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELECTROSTATIC DEVICES; LAPLACE EQUATION; POLARIZATION; VARIATIONAL TECHNIQUES;

ELECTROSTATIC FORCE;

EID: 77949864256     PISSN: 15462218     EISSN: 15462226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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