Research Summary: The Effect of Microstructure on the Macroscopic Response of Electroactive Systems
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Author(s)
García, R. Edwin
Carter, W. Craig
Langer, Stephen A.
Chiang, Yet-Ming
Date Issued
January 2002
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Advanced Materials for Micro- and Nano-Systems (AMMNS);
Abstract
A framework to model the effect of the microstructural features and crystallographic anisotropy on the macroscopic response of electractive ceramics is described. The model accounts for mechanical, electric and concentration fields, as well as couplings such as piezoelectricity and electromigration. The setup starts from single crystal properties and incorporates them into a numerical setup by applying on the finite element method. This was implemented by modifying the Object Oriented Finite Element Analysis for Materials Science software (OOF). The model is validated against analytic solutions.
This framework is applied to describe a) the effect of crystallographic texture and grain microstructure in ceramic ferroelectrics and b) the transport processes of charged species for rechargeable Li-ion batteries.
Subjects
microstructural features
crystallographic anisotropy
macroscopic response
electroactive ceramics
piezoelectricity
electromigration
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