Thermo-electro-elastic analysis of piezoelectric hollow cylinder with thermopolarization effect

Abstract

Thermopolarization effect, refers to the coupling between electric polarization and temperature gradient, represents the linear response of electric polarization to temperature gradient. Although the thermal polarization effect was observed in many experiments, the qualitative and quantitative effects of thermal polarization on solids have not been studied. Thus, to clarify the quantitative impact of thermopolarization effect, based on the linear piezoelectric theory, the fundamental equations of the thermal-piezoelectric dielectric with the thermopolarization effect were derived, and a hollow piezoelectric cylinder was analyzed. The results show that the increasing thermopolarization coefficient can change the radial stress and circumferential stress sign, which is helpful to regulate the stress distribution in the cylinder. Besides, an interesting result shows that the increasing thermopolarization coefficient can shorten the time of the coupling process to the steady state. These results are useful for understanding the basic mechanical and physical properties of the thermo-electro-elastic multi-field coupling of piezoelectric cylinders. It helps to provide useful guidance for the design of microelectronic devices working in harsh environments.