
Ferroelectricity is a characteristic of certain materials that have a spontaneous electric polarization that can be reversed by the application of an external electric field.
Electrostatics is a branch of physics that studies electric charges at rest (static electricity).
Since classical times, it has been known that some materials, such as amber, attract lightweight particles after rubbing. The Greek word for amber, ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron), was thus the source of the word 'electricity'. Electrostatic phenomena arise from the forces that electric charges exert on each other. Such forces are described by Coulomb's law.
Even though electrostatically induced forces seem to be rather weak, some electrostatic forces are relatively large. The force between an electron and a proton, which together make up a hydrogen atom, is about 36 orders of magnitude stronger than the gravitational force acting between them.
There are many examples of electrostatic phenomena, from those as simple as the attraction of plastic wrap to one's hand after it is removed from a package to the apparently spontaneous explosion of grain silos, and the damage of electronic components during manufacturing, and photocopier & laser printer operation. Electrostatics involves the buildup of charge on the surface of objects due to contact with other surfaces. Although charge exchange happens whenever any two surfaces contact and separate, the effects of charge exchange are usually noticed only when at least one of the surfaces has a high resistance to electrical flow because the charges that transfer are trapped there for a long enough time for their effects to be observed. These charges then remain on the object until they either bleed off to the ground or are quickly neutralized by a discharge. The familiar phenomenon of a static "shock" is caused by the neutralization of charge built up in the body from contact with insulated surfaces.
Parameters are useful in the following context:
•As parameters in dimensions for geometric primitives or other geometry operations
•As parameters for the mesh generators too, for example, specify the mesh size
•As parameters to control some aspects of the solution process
•To quickly evaluate a mathematical expression, including unit conversion
•In physics interface and feature settings, expressions, and coupling operators
•In expressions when evaluating results
Create the Geometry
The Jiles–Atherton model of magnetic hysteresis was introduced in 1984 by David Jiles and D. L. Atherton. This is one of the most popular models of magnetic hysteresis. Its main advantage is the fact that this model enables connection with physical parameters of the magnetic material.
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The model is studied and results are plotted
An Infinite Element Domain node applies a real-valued coordinate scaling to a layer of virtual domains surrounding the physical region of interest. When the dependent variables vary slowly with radial distance from the center of the physical domain, the finite elements can be stretched in the radial direction such that boundary conditions on the outside of the infinite element layer are effectively applied at a very large distance from any region of interest.
The Ampère’s Law node adds Ampère’s law for the magnetic field and provides an interface for defining the constitutive relation and its associated properties as well as electric properties.
Select the Hysteresis Jiles–Atherton model to use in the constitutive relation B = μ0H + μ0M with the magnetization M (SI unit: A/m) computed from the solution of the five parameters Jiles–Atherton model. Specify the five parameters Ms, a, k, c, and α either from the material (default) or as user defined.
The Coil node can be used to model coils, cables and other conductors subject to a lumped excitation, such as an externally applied current or voltage. The Coil feature transforms this lumped excitation into local quantities (electric field and electric current density), and computes lumped parameters of interest such as impedance, and inductance.
The Coil feature supports two different Conductor models:
•Single conductor, which models a conductive body such as a wire, busbar, or other metallic conductor in which the current flows freely due to the material’s conductivity. This model can be used when the current flow has a well-defined beginning and end (for example, connections to an external source) or is closed in a loop.
•Homogenized multiturn, which models a bundle of tiny wires tightly wound together but separated by an electrical insulator. In this scenario, the current flows only in the direction of the wires and is negligible in other directions.
The Time Dependent study and study step are used when field variables change over time.
For example, in electromagnetics, it is used to compute transient electromagnetic fields, including electromagnetic wave propagation in the time domain. In heat transfer, it is used to compute temperature changes over time. In solid mechanics, it is used to compute the time-varying deformation and motion of solids subject to transient loads. In acoustics, it is used to compute the time-varying propagation of pressure waves. In fluid flow, it is used to compute unsteady flow and pressure fields. In chemical species transport, it is used to compute chemical composition over time. In chemical reactions, it is used to compute the reaction kinetics and the chemical composition of a reacting system.
Maximum step constraint. By default, the solver chooses a maximum time step automatically. Select Constant as the maximum step constraint for manual specification of a fixed maximum time step. A constant maximum step constraint is a positive scalar value, which can be an expression that evaluates to a numerical value before entering the solver. The expression can include global parameters. Select Expression as the maximum step constraint for more general expressions of the allowed maximum time step. These expressions are evaluated while solving and can, for instance, depend on the time parameter itself.
Welcome to the COMSOL Multiphysics® course on Ferroelectric material simulation.
This is a quick course. Lectures are designed to the point.
About the Instructor
I have instructed more than 5000 students till the year 2021, across 105 countries.
Till 2021 I have 17 international publications (including publications at nature materials, Result in Physics, and Optical fiber technology) almost all containing some of the other modeling and simulation involving finite element simulation or DFT simulation or analysis using Matlab Python or Simulink.
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COURSE is Updated constantly with the help of feedback from the students.
What you will learn in this course:
Ferroelectric Material Simulation
Learn to create a Ferroelectric model
Learn to simulate the hysteresis curve
Model Hysteresis using Jiles-Atherton model.
Learn to use Interdomain coupling, Pinning Loss, etc.
Ferroelectricity is a property of certain nonconducting crystals, or dielectrics, that exhibit spontaneous electric polarization (separation of the center of positive and negative electric charge, making one side of the crystal positive and the opposite side negative) that can be reversed in direction by the application of an appropriate electric field. Ferroelectricity is named by analogy with ferromagnetism, which occurs in such materials as iron. Iron atoms, being tiny magnets, spontaneously align themselves in clusters called ferromagnetic domains, which in turn can be oriented predominantly in a given direction by the application of an external magnetic field.
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