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.
1. 1 Introduction to the electrocaloric effect - p. 3 2. 2 Thermodynamics of electrocaloric effect - p. 9 3. 3 Analytical calculations of the electrocaloric response of ferroelectric nanoparticles - p. 37 4. 4 First-principles-based simulation of the electrocaloric effect - p. 63 5. 5 Negative electrocaloric effect and its use for solid-state refrigeration - p. 93 6. 6 Processing issues with inorganic electrocaloric materials and structures - p. 111 7. 7 Electrocaloric effect in lead-free ferroelectric perovskites - p. 143 8. 8 Electrocaloric effect in relaxor ferroelectrics - p. 175 9. 9 Electrocaloric effect in liquid crystals - p. 205 10. 10 Electrocaloric effects in thin film structures - p. 225 11. 11 Electrocaloric polymers and related materials - p. 245 12. 12 Electrocaloric effects in novel fluorite-structure ferroelectrics - p. 265 13. 13 Multiferroic layered structures for electrocaloric applications - p. 283 14. 14 Direct and indirect measurements of the electrocaloric effect (ECE) in metal oxides - p. 303 15. 15 Basics of design and modeling of regenerative electrocaloric coolers - p. 333 16. 16 Numerical modeling and design of regenerative electrocaloric coolers - p. 359 17. 17 Electrocaloric devices using cantilever structures - p. 379 18. 18 Electrocaloric-based applications: Challenges and perspectives - p. 407 19. Index - p. 427
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.
1. 1 Introduction to the electrocaloric effect - p. 3 2. 2 Thermodynamics of electrocaloric effect - p. 9 3. 3 Analytical calculations of the electrocaloric response of ferroelectric nanoparticles - p. 37 4. 4 First-principles-based simulation of the electrocaloric effect - p. 63 5. 5 Negative electrocaloric effect and its use for solid-state refrigeration - p. 93 6. 6 Processing issues with inorganic electrocaloric materials and structures - p. 111 7. 7 Electrocaloric effect in lead-free ferroelectric perovskites - p. 143 8. 8 Electrocaloric effect in relaxor ferroelectrics - p. 175 9. 9 Electrocaloric effect in liquid crystals - p. 205 10. 10 Electrocaloric effects in thin film structures - p. 225 11. 11 Electrocaloric polymers and related materials - p. 245 12. 12 Electrocaloric effects in novel fluorite-structure ferroelectrics - p. 265 13. 13 Multiferroic layered structures for electrocaloric applications - p. 283 14. 14 Direct and indirect measurements of the electrocaloric effect (ECE) in metal oxides - p. 303 15. 15 Basics of design and modeling of regenerative electrocaloric coolers - p. 333 16. 16 Numerical modeling and design of regenerative electrocaloric coolers - p. 359 17. 17 Electrocaloric devices using cantilever structures - p. 379 18. 18 Electrocaloric-based applications: Challenges and perspectives - p. 407 19. Index - p. 427
