Surface and defect morphologies in anisotropic elastic and piezoelectric solids
- Stanford Univ., CA (United States)
The authors investigate issues related to the equilibrium and stability of surface and line defect morphologies in both piezoelectric and anisotropic elastic solids. Following their previous efforts which established that mechanical stresses in purely elastic solids can promote instability of an initially flat surface with respect to surface roughening, they show that the (initially flat) interface between two dissimilar piezoelectric solids can be unstable when subjected to coupled electromechanical loading. Quite recent cross-sectional observations of electrodeposited thin films by Japanese and British researchers provide experimental confirmation of these predictions. The authors also investigate the occurrence of equilibrium arrangements (zero Peach-Koehler force arrangements) of line defects (dislocations) in anisotropic elastic crystals in the absence of externally applied stresses. Contrary to prevailing opinion, equilibrium arrangements of dislocations under no externally applied stresses appear to be the rule rather than the exception. The existence of such {open_quotes}zero stress arrangements{close_quotes} is fundamental to developing micromechanical models of plastically deforming solids.
- Research Organization:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 415056
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9605186-; ON: DE96015339; TRN: 96:005794-0004
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: 14. symposium on energy engineering sciences: mechanical sciences, Argonne, IL (United States), 15-17 May 1996; Other Information: PBD: [1996]; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the fourteenth symposium on energy engineering sciences: Mechanical sciences: Solids and fluids; PB: 226 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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