Abstract:Based on the theories of three-dimensional piezoelectric semiconductor (PSC) and the first-order shear deformation, considering the coupling extension, flexure and shear deformations, a buckling model for a one-dimensional functionally graded PSC extension-flexure beam is established. The stability of the functionally graded PSC extension-flexure beam under an axial load is analyzed via finite element analysis software COMSOL, the first three critical buckling loads and distributions of the electromechanical field for a simply supported beam are obtained. The influences of the beam length-height ratio, initial electron concentration and functionally graded parameters on critical buckling loads are discussed according to some numerical examples.