The Electrocaloric Effect

Materials and Applications

Andrei L. Kholkin, Oleg V. Pakhomov, Alexander A. Semenov, Alexander Tselev

• Publisher: Woodhead Publishing
• Year: 2023
• Print ISBN:
  9780128216477
• eBook ISBN:
  9780128216484
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications
• Index: Technology & Engineering

The Electrocaloric Effect: Materials and Applications reviews the fundamentals of the electrocaloric effect, the most relevant electrocaloric materials, and electrocaloric measurements and device applications. The book introduces the electrocaloric effect, along with modeling and simulations of this effect. Then, it addresses the latest advances in synthesis, characterization and optimization of the most relevant electrocaloric materials, including ferroelectric materials, liquid materials, lead-free materials, polymers and composites. Finally, there is a review of the latest techniques in measurement and applications in refrigeration and cooling and a discussion of the advantages, challenges and perspectives of the future of electrocaloric refrigeration. - Provides a comprehensive introduction to the electrocaloric effect including experimental techniques to measure, model, and simulate the effect - Reviews the most relevant electrocaloric materials such as composites, polymers, metal oxides, ferroelectric materials, and more - Touches on the design and application of electrocaloric materials for devices with potential cooling and refrigeration applications

Table of contents

• The Electrocaloric Effect
• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Table of Contents
• Dedication
• Contributors
• 1 Introduction to the electrocaloric effect
• 2 Thermodynamics of electrocaloric effect
• 3 Analytical calculations of the electrocaloric response of ferroelectric nanoparticles
• 4 First-principles-based simulation of the electrocaloric effect
• 5 Negative electrocaloric effect and its use for solid-state refrigeration
• 6 Processing issues with inorganic electrocaloric materials and structures
• 7 Electrocaloric effect in lead-free ferroelectric perovskites
• 8 Electrocaloric effect in relaxor ferroelectrics
• 9 Electrocaloric effect in liquid crystals
• 10 Electrocaloric effects in thin film structures
• 11 Electrocaloric polymers and related materials
• 12 Electrocaloric effects in novel fluorite-structure ferroelectrics
• 13 Multiferroic layered structures for electrocaloric applications
• 14 Direct and indirect measurements of the electrocaloric effect (ECE) in metal oxides
• 15 Basics of design and modeling of regenerative electrocaloric coolers
• 16 Numerical modeling and design of regenerative electrocaloric coolers
• 17 Electrocaloric devices using cantilever structures
• 18 Electrocaloric-based applications: Challenges and perspectives
• Index