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Zhi Yan
Researcher at University of Western Ontario
Publications - 26
Citations - 1261
Zhi Yan is an academic researcher from University of Western Ontario. The author has contributed to research in topics: Piezoelectricity & Flexoelectricity. The author has an hindex of 14, co-authored 22 publications receiving 1087 citations. Previous affiliations of Zhi Yan include University of Alberta & Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
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The vibrational and buckling behaviors of piezoelectric nanobeams with surface effects
Zhi Yan,Liying Jiang +1 more
TL;DR: It is found that the influence of the residual surface stress and the surface piezoelectricity on the resonant frequencies and the critical electric potential for buckling is more prominent than the surface elasticity.
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Surface effects on the electromechanical coupling and bending behaviours of piezoelectric nanowires
Zhi Yan,Liying Jiang +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, surface effects, including surface elasticity, residual surface stress and surface piezoelectricity, are considered to study the electromechanical coupling (EMC) behavior of PNE with the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory.
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Flexoelectric effect on the electroelastic responses of bending piezoelectric nanobeams
Zhi Yan,Liying Jiang +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the influence of the flexoelectric effect on the mechanical and electrical properties of bending piezoelectrics with different boundary conditions is investigated, and it is shown that the flexo-lectric effects play a significant role in the contact stiffness and electric polarization of bending beams when their thickness is at the nanoscale.
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Vibration and buckling analysis of a piezoelectric nanoplate considering surface effects and in-plane constraints
Zhi Yan,Liying Jiang +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the surface effects on the vibration and buckling behavior of a simply supported piezoelectric nanoplate (PNP) were investigated using a modified Kirchhoff plate model.
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Timoshenko beam model for static bending of nanowires with surface effects
Liying Jiang,Zhi Yan +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, surface effects on the elastic behavior of static bending nanowires (NWs) are studied by using a comprehensive Timoshenko beam model, and explicit solutions are derived to study the combined effects of residual surface stress, surface elasticity and shear deformation on the effective stiffness and Young's modulus of the NWs.