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Piezoelectric screw dislocations interacting with a circular inclusion with imperfect interface

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The electroelastic coupling interaction between multiple screw dislocations and a circular inclusion with an imperfect interface in a piezoelectric solid is investigated. The appointed screw dislocation may be located either outside or inside the inclusion and is subjected to a line charge and a line force at the core. The analytic solutions of electroelastic fields are obtained by means of the complex-variable method. With the aid of the generalized Peach–Koehler formula, the explicit expressions of image forces exerted on the piezoelectric screw dislocations are derived. The motion and the equilibrium position of the appointed screw dislocation near the circular interface are discussed for variable parameters (interface imperfection, material electroelastic mismatch, and dislocation position), and the influence of the nearby parallel screw dislocations is also considered. It is found that the piezoelectric screw dislocation is always attracted by the electromechanical imperfect interface. When the interface imperfection is strong, the impact of material electroelastic mismatch on the image force and the equilibrium position of the dislocation becomes weak. Additionally, the effect of the nearby dislocations on the mobility of the appointed dislocation is very important.

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  1. College of Civil Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People’s Republic of China

    B. Jin

  2. College of Mechanicsand Aerospace, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People’s Republic of China

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Jin, B., Fang, Q.H. Piezoelectric screw dislocations interacting with a circular inclusion with imperfect interface. Arch Appl Mech 78, 105–116 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-007-0145-x

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