A review on different theoretical models of electrocaloric effect for refrigeration

C Shao, AA Amirov, H Huang - Frontiers in Energy, 2023 - Springer
The performance parameters for characterizing the electrocaloric effect are isothermal
entropy change and the adiabatic temperature change, respectively. This paper reviews the …

Designing of super-elastic freestanding ferroelectric thin films guided by phase-field simulations

C Guo, H Huang - arXiv preprint arXiv:2208.08627, 2022 - arxiv.org
Understanding the dynamic behavior of the domain structure is critical to the design and
application of super-elastic freestanding ferroelectric thin films. The phase-field simulation is …

Manipulation of phase transitions and electrical properties of Ba1-xSrxTiO3 thin films through orientation engineering

J Lin, X Guo, C Li, Z Hong, Y Wu, Y Huang - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigates the influence of epitaxial orientation on the phase structures and
electrical properties of Barium Strontium Titanate (Ba 1-x Sr x TiO 3, BST) thin films by …

Antiferroelectric phase diagram enhancing energy-storage performance by phase-field simulations

K Xu, X Shi, S Dong, J Wang… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Antiferroelectric materials have shown potential applications in energy storage. However,
controlling and improving the energy-storage performance in antiferroelectric remain …

Surface Effect of Thickness-Dependent Polarization and Domain Evolution in BiFeO3 Epitaxial Ultrathin Films

J Ren, S Tang, C Guo, J Wang… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
With the trend of device miniaturization, ultrathin ferroelectric films are gaining more and
more attention. However, understanding ferroelectricity in this nanoscale context remains a …

Electrocaloric effect at special points in the composition-temperature-electric field phase diagram of barium zirconate-titanate (BZT)

N Novak, F Weyland, N Khakpash… - Journal of the European …, 2023 - Elsevier
The composition-temperature-electric field diagram and electrocaloric properties of BaTi 1−
x Zr x O 3 (BZT) were computed using a self-consistent phenomenological approach. By …

Quantitative investigation of polar nanoregion size effects in relaxor ferroelectrics

X Shi, J Wang, J Xu, X Cheng, H Huang - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the size effects of polar nanoregion (PNR) in relaxor ferroelectrics is vital for
a deep understanding mechanism to improve piezoelectric/dielectric constants. In this work …

Correlations between local electrocaloric effect and domains in ferroelectric crystals

CH Lei, Y Liu - Applied Physics Letters, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Correlations between the local electrocaloric responses and the domains are critical to
understanding the mechanisms of electrocaloric effect and, thus, enhancing the …

Ultrafast phase‐field model of frequency‐dependent dielectric behavior in ferroelectrics

Y Song, X Shi, J Wang, H Huang - Journal of the American …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Relaxor ferroelectrics have applications in transducers and capacitors owing to their
dielectric relaxation. Although the existence of polar nanoregions (PNRs) inside the relaxor …

Pressure-induced room temperature electrocaloric effect in BiFeO3-PbTiO3 solid solution based on Landau-Devonshire theory

K Wang, X Shi, R Gao, J Wang, J Xu, X Cheng… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
The electrocaloric effect cooling is a promising next-generation cooling technology due to its
high energy efficiency. In this work, the phase diagrams of BiFeO 3-PbTiO 3 solid solution …