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 …

The lead-free sodium bismuth titanate (BNT) system has been extensively investigated in
the past decade due to its multi-functional electro-active properties. Here, we present a …

Calls to minimize greenhouse gas emissions and demands for higher energy efficiency
continue to drive research into alternative cooling and refrigeration technologies. The caloric …

The demand for sophisticated tools and approaches in heat management and control has
triggered the fast development of fields that include conductive thermal metamaterials …

Develo** functional textiles with a cooling effect is important for personal comfort in
human life and activities. Although existing passive cooling fabrics exhibit promising cooling …

Electromechanical (EM) coupling—the conversion of energy between electric and
mechanical forms—in ferroelectrics has been used for a broad range of applications …