A large room-temperature entropy change in a new hybrid ferroelastic with an unconventional bond-switching mechanism
Wei‐Jian Xu, Ying Zeng, Wei Yuan, Wei‐Xiong Zhang, Xiao‐Ming Chen
Abstract
A new organic–inorganic hybrid exhibits a reversible unconventional bond-switching ferroelastic transition with a large entropy change of 146 J K<sup>−1</sup>kg<sup>−1</sup>.
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Latent heatThermodynamicsMaterials sciencePhase transitionPhase changeEntropy (arrow of time)Chemical physicsChemistryPhysicsSolid-state spectroscopy and crystallographyCrystal Structures and PropertiesPerovskite Materials and Applications