Computational Analysis of Smart Magneto-Electro-Elastic Materials and Structures: Review and Classification

Abstract

Magneto-electro-elastic (MEE) materials have been receiving a special attention from the research community owing to their specialized performance and coupled behavior under thermal, electric, magnetic and mechanical loads. The possibility of prospective energy conversion means, have additionally been added to the cause of researching about these materials. Therefore, the review presented here may be considered as a topical discussion on MEE materials and structures. Through this paper, all critical concepts revolving around MEE materials are discussed in separate sections ranging from the very definition of MEE materials, their material phenomenon, types and properties, to certain fundamental theories and micromechanical models, structural analyses of MEE structures and their nano-sized counterparts, effects of various external and internal parameters and prospective applications of these materials. The present study is in no ways exhaustive to the methods and results observed, but it may be considered as a guide to researchers and scholars about the behavior of MEE materials, wherein critical observations and analyses’ techniques are discussed.