Fluoropolymer ferroelectrics: Multifunctional platform for polar-structured energy conversion

X Qian, X Chen, L Zhu, QM Zhang - Science, 2023 - science.org
Ferroelectric materials are currently some of the most widely applied material systems and
are constantly generating improved functions with higher efficiencies. Advancements in poly …

Materials, physics and systems for multicaloric cooling

H Hou, S Qian, I Takeuchi - Nature Reviews Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Calls to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and demands for higher energy efficiency
continue to drive research into alternative cooling and refrigeration technologies. The caloric …

High-entropy polymer produces a giant electrocaloric effect at low fields

X Qian, D Han, L Zheng, J Chen, M Tyagi, Q Li, F Du… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
More than a decade of research on the electrocaloric (EC) effect has resulted in EC
materials and EC multilayer chips that satisfy a minimum EC temperature change of 5 K …

Perspectives and energy applications of magnetocaloric, pyromagnetic, electrocaloric, and pyroelectric materials

K Klinar, JY Law, V Franco, X Moya… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This perspective provides an overview of the state of research and innovation in the areas of
magnetocaloric and pyromagnetic materials, and electrocaloric and pyroelectric materials …

Constructing phase boundary in AgNbO3 antiferroelectrics: pathway simultaneously achieving high energy density and efficiency

N Luo, K Han, MJ Cabral, X Liao, S Zhang… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Dielectric capacitors with high energy storage density (W rec) and efficiency (η) are in great
demand for high/pulsed power electronic systems, but the state-of-the-art lead-free dielectric …

Grain-orientation-engineered multilayer ceramic capacitors for energy storage applications

J Li, Z Shen, X Chen, S Yang, W Zhou, M Wang… - Nature materials, 2020 - nature.com
Dielectric ceramics are highly desired for electronic systems owing to their fast discharge
speed and excellent fatigue resistance. However, the low energy density resulting from the …

Caloric materials for cooling and heating

X Moya, ND Mathur - Science, 2020 - science.org
Magnetically driven thermal changes in magnetocaloric materials have, for several decades,
been exploited to pump heat near room temperature. By contrast, their electrocaloric and …

A high-performance solid-state electrocaloric cooling system

Y Wang, Z Zhang, T Usui, M Benedict, S Hirose, J Lee… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Electrocaloric (EC) cooling is an emerging technology that has broad potential to disrupt
conventional air conditioning and refrigeration as well as electronics cooling applications …

Giant temperature span in electrocaloric regenerator

A Torelló, P Lheritier, T Usui, Y Nouchokgwe, M Gérard… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Cooling devices based on caloric materials have emerged as promising candidates to
become the next generation of coolers. Several electrocaloric (EC) heat exchangers have …

Multifunctional barium titanate ceramics via chemical modification tuning phase structure

C Zhao, Y Huang, J Wu - InfoMat, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Global environmental concerns on the toxicity of lead‐based piezoelectrics impel the great
mass fervor on investigations of lead‐free alternatives. Barium titanate (BaTiO3, BT) …