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 …

High strain piezoelectric ceramics are the state-of-the-art materials for high precision,
positioning devices. A comprehensive review of the latest developments of the various types …

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

A magnetically, electrically or mechanically responsive material can undergo significant
thermal changes near a ferroic phase transition when its order parameter is modified by the …

Electrocaloric cooling technologies, enabled by the discovery of the giant electrocaloric
effect in dielectrics more than a decade ago, represents a zero-global-warming-potential …

The electrocaloric (EC) effect is an adiabatic and reversible temperature change that occurs
in a polar material upon application of an electric field. The current intensive research in EC …

Dielectric composites boost the family of energy storage and conversion materials as they
can take full advantage of both the matrix and filler. This review aims at summarizing the …

This book provides the basis for engineering a new, alternative form of technology, ie,
magnetocaloric energy conversion. It has been written for postgraduate students, engineers …

A giant electrocaloric effect (ECE) near room temperature is reported in a lead‐free bulk
inorganic material. By tuning Ba (ZrxTi1–x) O3 compositions which also exhibit relaxor …

It has been ten years since the discovery of the giant electrocaloric effect in ferroelectric
materials showed that it is possible to employ this effect for substantial cooling applications …