Exact closed-form solutions in terms of elementary functions are derived for the
problem of a screw dislocation embedded in an unbounded piezoelectric matrix
interacting with a piezoelectric circular inclusion with a linear viscous interface. By
means of the complex variable method, the original boundary value problem is
reduced to an inhomogeneous first-order partial differential equation whose solution
can be expressed in terms of elementary functions. The time dependent electroelastic
fields such as stresses, strains, electric fields, and electric displacements are then
obtained. In particular the image force acting on the piezoelectric screw
dislocation, due to its interaction with the circular viscous interface, is presented.
Some special cases of practical importance are discussed to verify and to
illustrate the obtained solution. Finally we present a specific example of a screw
dislocation located in a piezoelectric PZT-5 matrix interacting with a piezoelectric
BaTiO
fiber to graphically demonstrate the influence of the viscosity of the interface on the
mobility of the screw dislocation.
Keywords
piezoelectricity, circular inclusion, screw dislocation,
viscous interface, image force