Published August 12, 2003 | Version Published
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Modeling large strain electrostriction of ferroelectrics under combined electromechanical loads

Abstract

A computational model for investigating domain switching and macroscopic electromechanical properties of ferroelectric materials is developed. Various aspects of domain nucleation and growth, and their effects on macroscopic hysteresis are examined. The model is validated against recent experimental observations. It is thus validated as a design tool to investigate various aspects of a novel thin film ferroelectric microactuator in future work.

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© 2003 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. We are glad to acknowledge numerous discussions with Prof. G. Ravichandran and the financial support of the Army Research Office through the MURI grant No. DAAD19-01-1-0517.

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Army Research Office (ARO)
DAAD19-01-1-0517

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Proceedings of SPIE
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