Electrocaloric effect in relaxor ferroelectric polymer nanocomposites for solid-state cooling
Hailong Hu, Fan Zhang, Shibin Luo, Jianling Yue, Chunhui Wang
Abstract
Ferroelectric polymer nanocomposites demonstrate improved adiabatic change of temperature and isothermal change of entropy and markedly enhanced heating–cooling efficiency.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceElectrocaloric effectIsothermal processFerroelectricityAdiabatic processNanocompositePolymerFerroelectric polymersSolid-statePolymer nanocompositeThermodynamicsComposite materialOptoelectronicsEngineering physicsPhysicsDielectricFerroelectric and Piezoelectric MaterialsDielectric materials and actuatorsMultiferroics and related materials