Fundamentals of flexoelectricity in solids

Nanotechnology

Volumn 24, Issue 43, 2013, Pages

  Yudin, P V ^a   Tagantsev, A K ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC POLARIZATION; FLEXOELECTRIC EFFECTS; FLEXOELECTRICITY; LARGE STRAINS; MECHANICAL STRAIN; ORGANIC MATERIALS; REVIEW PAPERS;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; LIQUID CRYSTALS; PIEZOELECTRICITY;

POLARIZATION;

EID: 84885367644     PISSN: 09574484     EISSN: 13616528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0957-4484/24/43/432001     Document Type: Article

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