Surface Effects on the Buckling of Piezoelectric Nanobeams

Abstract:

In this paper, we analyze the influence of surface effects including residual surface stress, surface piezoelectric and surface elasticity on the buckling behavior of piezoelectric nanobeams by using the Timoshenko beam theory and surface piezoelectricity model. The critical electric potential for buckling of piezoelectric nanobeams with different boundary condition is obtained analytically. From the results, it is found that the surface piezoelectric reduces the critical electric potential. However, a positive residual surface stress increases the critical electric potential. In addition, the shear deformation reduces the critical electric potential, and the influence of shear deformation become more significant for a stubby piezoelectric nanobeam.

• Periodical: Advanced Materials Research (Volume 486)
• Pages: 519-523
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.486.519
• Online since: March 2012
• Authors: Kai Fa Wang, Bao Lin Wang
• Keywords: Buckling, Nanoscale Beams, Piezoelectric Material, Surface Stress

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