671 citations
2 papers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2007
Effects of carbon nanotubes on grain boundary sliding in zirconia polycrystals
M. Daraktchiev, B. Van de Moortele, R. Schaller +2
Mechanical properties of zirconia polycrystals decrease drastically at high temperature due to thermally activated grain boundary (GB) sliding, leading to plastic or even super-pla…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2007★ 671 cited
Strain gradient induced polarization in SrTiO3 single crystals
P. Zubko, G. Catalan, A. Buckley +2
Piezoelectricity is inherent only in noncentrosymmetric materials, but a piezoelectric response can also be obtained in centrosymmetric crystals if subjected to inhomogeneous defor…