Cu-based shape memory alloys belong to one important class of functional alloys,
presenting shape memory effect and superelasticity due to their reversible martensitic …

Solid-state cooling based on elastocaloric effect (eCE), ie, a temperature change coupled to
an applied uniaxial stress in elastocaloric materials (eCMs), is an emerging refrigeration …

Although the elastocaloric effect was found in natural rubber as early as 160 years ago,
commercial elastocaloric refrigeration based on polymer elastomers has stagnated owing to …

The elastocaloric cooling, utilizing latent heat associated with martensitic transformation in
shape-memory alloys, is being considered in the recent years as one of the most promising …

Elastocaloric cooling is an emerging solid-state cooling technology and has experienced
fast development over the last decade. This study aims to systematically introduce the …

The discovery of giant caloric effects and further investigation on device systems that can
compete with current heat management technologies in terms of efficiency have led to a …

Materials with both giant and colossal mechanocaloric effects together with giant
electrocaloric and magnetocaloric materials are expected to replace harmful fluids in more …

Le refroidissement élastocalorique apparaît comme une alternative prometteuse aux
systèmes conventionnels à compression de vapeur en raison de son potentiel d'économie …

Elastocaloric cooling has been identified as a promising alternative to high global warming
potential vapor compression cooling. Two key bottlenecks to adoption are the need for …

Apart from electricity, high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell also produces
a lot of waste heat, leading to energy wasting. Harvesting the waste heat for additional …