Enhancement of elasto-dielectrics by homogenization of active charges (Q2246816)

This paper investigates a PDE system resulting from even electromechanical coupling in elastomers with periodic microstructure, consisting of a dielectric part and a elastic-dielectric part. Under proper smoothness assumptions, the homogenized system is derived, based on the uniform \(W^{1, q}\) estimate. The results depend crucially on periodicity (or adequate randomness) and on the type of two-phase microstructure under consideration. It also shows electric enhancement if the charges are carefully tailored to the homogenized electric field and explicits that enhancement, as well as the corresponding electrostrictive enhancement in a dilute regime.