Ferroelectric barium titanate (BaTiO3) with an intrinsic spontaneous polarization performs
multiple remarkable properties. Recently, ferroelectric BaTiO3 based materials and devices …

Electrocaloric cooling technologies, enabled by the discovery of the giant electrocaloric
effect in dielectrics more than a decade ago, represents a zero-global-warming-potential …

A giant electrocaloric effect (ECE) near room temperature is reported in a lead‐free bulk
inorganic material. By tuning Ba (ZrxTi1–x) O3 compositions which also exhibit relaxor …

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Caloric materials are in the spotlight as candidates for future environmentally friendly
cooling technologies. We describe stimulating recent developments in the three caloric …

Refrigeration based on the electrocaloric effect can offer many advantages over
conventional cooling technologies in terms of efficiency, size, weight, and power source. The …

Materials that show large and reversible electrically driven thermal changes near phase
transitions have been proposed for cooling applications, but energy efficiency has barely …

The electrocaloric effect (ECE) is a physical phenomenon found in materials with dipolar
constituents, that is, with certain dielectric properties. It is manifested in the heating or …

Electrocaloric cooling demonstrates direct electricity utilization and high energy efficiency,
and is often proposed as an environmentally benign, solid-state alternative to the …

We report the giant electrocaloric effect (ECE) of BaZr 0.2 Ti 0.8 O 3 (BZT) thick film near
room temperature. The BZT thick film was fabricated by the tape casting method with the …