On the Coupled Electromechanical Behavior of Artificial Materials with Chiral-Shell Elements

In the present work we investigate both the elastic and electric properties of a chiral material. We consider a composite structure made from a polymer matrix and anisotropic inclusions of GaAs taking into account piezoelectric and dielectric properties of the composite material. The principal task of the work is the estimation of the functional properties of the composite material.

Authors:

• Anna Girchenko
• Victor A. Eremeyev
• Holm Altenbach

Keywords:

• Coupled electromechanical behavior
• Composite structure
• Chiral metamaterial.

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