Continuum modeling of charging process and piezoelectricity of ferroelectrets
Continuum modeling of charging process and piezoelectricity of ferroelectrets
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DOI:
10.1063/1.4819441
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发表时间:
2013-09
影响因子:
3.2
通讯作者:
Bai-Xiang Xu;H. Seggern;S. Zhukov;D. Gross
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作者:
Bai-Xiang Xu;H. Seggern;S. Zhukov;D. Gross
Ferroelectrets in the form of electrically charged micro-porous foams exhibit a very large longitudinal piezoelectric coefficient d33. The structure has hence received wide application interests as sensors particularly in acoustic devices. During charging process, electrical breakdown (Paschen breakdown) takes place in the air pores of the foam and introduces free charge pairs. These charges are separated by electrostatic forces and relocated at the interfaces between the polymer and the electrically broken-down medium, where they are trapped quasistatically. The development of this trapped charge density along the interfaces is key for enabling the piezoelectricity of ferroelectrets. In this article, an internal variable based continuum model is proposed to calculate the charge density development at the interfaces, whereas a Maxwell stress based electromechanical model is used for the bulk behavior, i.e., of the polymer and of the medium where the Paschen breakdown takes place. In the modeling, the elec...