Characterizing Flexoelectricity in Composite Material Using the Element-Free Galerkin Method

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  • Bo He
  • Brahmanandam Javvaji
  • Xiaoying Zhuang

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  • Tongji University
  • Ton Duc Thang University
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer271
FachzeitschriftEnergies
Jahrgang12
Ausgabenummer2
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2 Jan. 2019

Abstract

This study employs the Element-Free Galerkin method (EFG) to characterize flexoelectricity in a composite material. The presence of the strain gradient term in the Partial Differential Equations (PDEs) requires C 1 continuity to describe the electromechanical coupling. The use of quartic weight functions in the developed model fulfills this prerequisite. We report the generation of electric polarization in a non-piezoelectric composite material through the inclusion-induced strain gradient field. The level set technique associated with the model supervises the weak discontinuity between the inclusion and matrix. The increased area ratio between the inclusion and matrix is found to improve the conversion of mechanical energy to electrical energy. The electromechanical coupling is enhanced when using softer materials for the embedding inclusions.

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Characterizing Flexoelectricity in Composite Material Using the Element-Free Galerkin Method. / He, Bo; Javvaji, Brahmanandam; Zhuang, Xiaoying.
in: Energies, Jahrgang 12, Nr. 2, 271, 02.01.2019.

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He B, Javvaji B, Zhuang X. Characterizing Flexoelectricity in Composite Material Using the Element-Free Galerkin Method. Energies. 2019 Jan 2;12(2):271. doi: 10.3390/en12020271, 10.15488/9821
He, Bo ; Javvaji, Brahmanandam ; Zhuang, Xiaoying. / Characterizing Flexoelectricity in Composite Material Using the Element-Free Galerkin Method. in: Energies. 2019 ; Jahrgang 12, Nr. 2.
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