Flexoelectric properties of ferroelectrics and the nanoindentation size-effect

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 249-256

  Gharbi, M ^a   Sun, Z H ^a   Sharma, P ^a,b   White, K ^a   El Borgi, S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CARTHAGE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Ferroelectrics; Flexoelectricity; Indentation

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL WORKS; FERROELECTRICS; FLEXOELECTRIC; FLEXOELECTRICITY; INDENTATION LOAD; INDENTATION SIZE EFFECTS; NANO SCALE; NANOCAPACITORS; PHYSICAL PHENOMENA; PIEZOELECTRIC DIELECTRICS; SIZE EFFECTS; STRAIGHT-FORWARD METHOD; STRAIN GRADIENTS; THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE;

BENDING TESTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MODELS; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

NANOINDENTATION;

EID: 78249261202     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2010.09.021     Document Type: Article

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