Ferroelectric materials are currently some of the most widely applied material systems and
are constantly generating improved functions with higher efficiencies. Advancements in poly …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

The electrocaloric effect demands the maximized degree of freedom (DOF) of polar domains
and the lowest energy barrier to facilitate the transition of polarization. However, optimization …

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 …

Since the discovery of giant electrocaloric effects, researchers are intensively studying
electrocaloric cooling as an alternative to vapor compression systems to develop more …

The discovery of ferroelectric phenomenon in polymers in early 1970s has aroused
tremendous research interests in these soft materials with intriguing physical properties, and …