Electrocaloric Materials: New Generation of Coolers

By Tatiana Correia

Book Overview

Preface.- Introduction.- Emergence of alternative cooling technologies.- An overview of solid-state refrigerators.- Electrocaloric effect (ECE).- Electrocaloric effect in bulk materials: review.- ECE breakthrough: thin films.- ECE of lead-based relaxor thin films.- ECE of the relaxor ferroelectric poly (vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylenechlorofluoroethylene) terpolymer.- Effect of film misfit strain and orientation on the electrocaloric effect.- Direct ECE measurements.- Multilayer capacitors.- Thin films.- Electrocaloric devices based on thin-film heat switches.- Final considerations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662506505
• ISBN13: 9783662506509
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"