Difference between a flexo electric and peizo electric material

vinven7

Hello,
I'm struggling to understand the exact conceptual difference between a flexo electric and peizo electric material. I mean, they seem more or less the same. could anyone please help me understand?

Dr Lots-o'watts

Here's a nice introduction.
http://cmt.dur.ac.uk/sjc/thesis_dlc/node130.html

Piezoelectricity usually refers to crystals (that don't "flex") where the polarity is most often along a single direction.

Flexoelectricity is somewhat broader and includes liquids in which the dipoles can also flip around.

vinven7

thanx Dr lot's of watts.

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vinven7	Difference between a flexo electric and peizo electric material Tweet Hello, I'm struggling to understand the exact conceptual difference between a flexo electric and peizo electric material. I mean, they seem more or less the same. could anyone please help me understand?

Dr Lots-o'watts	Here's a nice introduction. http://cmt.dur.ac.uk/sjc/thesis_dlc/node130.html Piezoelectricity usually refers to crystals (that don't "flex") where the polarity is most often along a single direction. Flexoelectricity is somewhat broader and includes liquids in which the dipoles can also flip around.