Mechanics of Advanced Functional Materials

• Solutions of elastic and electric fields of piezoelectric materials with inclusions and defects.-Micromechanics modeling of piezoelectric composites.- Determination of the critical sizes of ferroelectric nanodomains.- Size and surface effects on phase transitions in nanoferroelectric materials.- Compliant ferroelectric films and strain engineering.- Derivation of the Landau-Ginzburg expansion coefficients.- Multiferroic materials.- Breakdown models in nanoelectronic materials and devices.

From the reviews: “This book is devoted to the modeling of some functional materials, with emphasis on ‘micro-mechanics models for piezoelectric and ferroelectric composites aimed at estimating macroscopic mechanical and electrical properties of bulk piezoelectric and ferroelectric composites based on their micro-structures’. … The book includes contributions of the author and his students and contains a detailed bibliography. It is suited for readers who wish to gain insight into recent advances in functional materials … .” (Bernard Rousselet, Mathematical Reviews, January, 2014)