Surface electric gibbs free energy and its effect on the electromechanical behavior of nano-dielectrics

Computers, Materials and Continua

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 81-95

  Xu, Ying ^a   Shen, Shengping ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electric Gibbs free energy; Surface effect; Surface polarization; Surface stress

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL EXPRESSIONS; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; ELECTROMECHANICAL PROPERTY; NANO FILMS; NANOMATERIAL; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; PZT; SIZE EFFECTS; SURFACE EFFECT; SURFACE POLARIZATIONS; SURFACE STRESS;

DIELECTRIC MATERIALS; ELECTROMECHANICAL COUPLING; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; NANOWIRES; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

SURFACES;

EID: 84860436196     PISSN: 15462218     EISSN: 15462226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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