Flexoelectric MEMS: towards an electromechanical strain diode

Author (s): Bhaskar, U. K.; Banerjee, N.; Abdollahi, A.; Solanas, E.; D. G.; Rijnders, G.; Catalan, G.
Journal: Nanoscale

Volume: 8, Issue 3
Pages: 1293 – 1298
Date: 2016

Abstract:
Piezoelectricity and flexoelectricity are two independent but not incompatible forms of electromechanical response exhibited by nanoscale ferroelectrics. Here, we show that flexoelectricity can either enhance or suppress the piezoelectric response of the cantilever depending on the ferroelectric polarity and lead to a diode-like asymmetric (two-state) electromechanical response.

  
  

Bibtex:

@Article{2016-NANOSCALE-BBASRG,
author ="Bhaskar, U. K. and Banerjee, N. and Abdollahi, A. and Solanas, E. and Rijnders, G. and Catalan, G.",
title  ="Flexoelectric MEMS: towards an electromechanical strain diode",
journal  ="Nanoscale",
year  ="2016",
volume  ="8",
issue  ="3",
pages  ="1293-1298",
publisher  ="The Royal Society of Chemistry",
doi  ="10.1039/C5NR06514C",
url  ="http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C5NR06514C",