Solid-state refrigeration of shape memory alloy-based elastocaloric materials: A review focusing on preparation methods, properties and development

S Wang, Y Shi, Y Li, H Lin, K Fan, X Teng - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable development represents a vital global strategic goal. In the field of microcooling,
green and environmentally friendly solid-state refrigeration technologies show great …

Nickel–Titanium Alloy Laser Micromachining: A Review of Nitinol Laser Processes and Optimization for High‐Speed Laser Cutting

CR Otto, M Vaseghi, K Davami - Advanced Engineering …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The binary nickel–titanium (NiTi) alloy,“Nitinol”, has become a prominent name in the
medical device industry among medical device manufacturers. The unique properties of the …

Low-force elastocaloric refrigeration via bending

DJ Sharar, J Radice, R Warzoha, B Hanrahan… - Applied Physics …, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Elastocaloric cooling has been identified as a promising alternative to high global warming
potential vapor compression cooling. Two key bottlenecks to adoption are the need for …

NiTiHf shape memory alloys as phase change thermal storage materials

N Hite, DJ Sharar, W Trehern, T Umale, KC Atli… - Acta Materialia, 2021 - Elsevier
Motivated by the recent advancements demonstrating the effectiveness of NiTi shape
memory alloys (SMAs) as high figure of merit (FOM) phase change materials (PCMs) for …

Elastocaloric effect in graphene kirigami

LA Ribeiro Junior, ML Pereira Junior, AF Fonseca - Nano letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Kirigami, a traditional Japanese art of paper cutting, has recently been explored for its
elastocaloric effect (ECE) in kirigami-based materials (KMs), where an applied strain …

High-capacity high-power thermal energy storage using solid-solid martensitic transformations

DJ Sharar, AC Leff, AA Wilson, A Smith - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
A new concept of fabricating thermal energy storage modules using high-conductivity, solid-
solid, shape memory alloys is demonstrated here to eliminate the capacity-power tradeoff …

Enhanced elastocaloric effect and mechanical properties of Gd-doped Ni-Co-Mn-Ti-Gd metamagnetic shape memory alloys

F Xu, C Zhu, J Wang, F Luo, X Zhu, J Xu, S Chen… - Journal of Alloys and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Improving elastocaloric effect (eCE) and mechanical properties is the key to developing high-
performance eCE cooling materials. In this paper, the metamagnetic shape memory alloys …

Fabrication and Thermal Properties of a Gallium and Porous Foam Composite Phase Change Material

RC McAfee, MC Fish, AA Wilson… - ACS Applied …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A thermal energy storage composite is fabricated by infiltrating liquid metal gallium (T m=
30.76±0.3° C) into an open-cell porous nickel foam (dp≈ 0.25 mm, porosity 95%). Sample …

Large thermal hysteresis enabled caloric batteries

K Zhang, X Wang, H Li, X Zhao, G Zhang, C Tan… - Applied Energy, 2025 - Elsevier
Minimizing the utilization of fossil fuels and mitigating CO 2 emissions are two of the most
significant worldwide concerns in the current century. The pervasive waste heat not only …

Adjusting Ag deposition power to improve corrosion resistance of ITO/Ag/ITO film for gate driver on array

P Zhang, Z Zhang, X Yu, L Yang, S Zhao… - Vacuum, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Gate Driver on Array (GOA) can fulfil narrow-frame full screen of display device, but
may encounter through-hole burnout during operation due to electrochemical corrosion …