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Electrocaloric Effect: Relaxor Ferroelectric‐Based Electrocaloric Polymer Nanocomposites with a Broad Operating Temperature Range and High Cooling Energy (Adv. Mater. 13/2015)
Author(s) -
Li Qi,
Zhang Guangzu,
Zhang Xiaoshan,
Jiang Shenglin,
Zeng Yike,
Wang Qing
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.201570091
Subject(s) - electrocaloric effect , materials science , ferroelectricity , refrigeration , atmospheric temperature range , ferroelectric polymers , nanocomposite , polymer , range (aeronautics) , optoelectronics , nanotechnology , condensed matter physics , composite material , thermodynamics , physics , dielectric
The electrocaloric effect (ECE) refers to field‐induced reversible temperature changes of a polarizable material and can form the basis for the next‐generation refrigeration technologies that are environmentally friendly and highly efficient. The synergistic combination of relaxor ferroelectric polymers and fillers leads to significantly enhanced ECE and very high cooling efficiencies over a broad temperature range at and near room temperature, as described by Z. Zhang, Q. Wang, and co‐workers on page 2236.