Determination of multi-physics effective properties, and actuation response of triply periodic minimal surface based novel photostrictive composites: a finite element analysis

• Main Authors: Singh, Diwakar, Kiran, Raj, Chawla, Komal, Kumar, Rajeev, Chauhan, Vishal S., Vaish, Rahul
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Photostriction; Pyroelectricity
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163898
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This paper presents the novel triply periodic minimal surface (TPMS) based photostrictive composite as an alternative to naturally occurring photostrictive materials. The non-thermal, light-induced mechanical strain i.e., photostriction involves the simultaneous action of photovoltaic effect and con...