Polymer‐/ceramic‐based dielectric composites for energy storage and conversion

H Wu, F Zhuo, H Qiao… - Energy & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Understanding, predicting, and designing ferroelectric domain structures and switching guided by the phase-field method

JJ Wang, B Wang, LQ Chen - Annual Review of Materials …, 2019 - annualreviews.org
Understanding mesoscale ferroelectric domain structures and their switching behavior
under external fields is critical to applications of ferroelectrics. The phase-field method has …

Optimizing electronic structure of porous Ni/MoO2 heterostructure to boost alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction

J Li, Q Zhang, J Zhang, N Wu, G Liu, H Chen… - Journal of Colloid and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heterostructure engineering is an efficient strategy to synergistically improve electrocatalytic
activity. In this work, Ni/MoO 2 heterojunction nanorods with porous structure self-supported …

Emergent enhanced electrocaloric effect within wide temperature span in laminated composite ceramics

R Yin, J Li, X Su, S Qin, C Yu, Y Hou… - Advanced Functional …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
An outstanding challenge for high‐efficient and zero‐emissions ferroelectric refrigeration is
to maintain a large adiabatic temperature change (ΔT) over a wide temperature span …

Caloric effects in perovskite oxides

A Barman, S Kar‐Narayan… - Advanced Materials …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Perovskite oxides show an amazing diversity of electronic and magnetic properties along
with a myriad of structural variants and phase transitions. Large thermal changes may be …

Room‐Temperature Symmetric Giant Positive and Negative Electrocaloric Effect in PbMg0.5W0.5O3 Antiferroelectric Ceramic

J Li, HH Wu, J Li, X Su, R Yin, S Qin… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
As an emerging solid‐state refrigeration technology with zero‐emission and high energy
conversion efficiency, there is a compelling need for ferroelectric materials with giant …

A colossal barocaloric effect induced by the creation of a high-pressure phase

Z Zhang, X Jiang, T Hattori, X Xu, M Li, C Yu… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
As a promising environment-friendly alternative to current vapor-compression refrigeration,
solid-state refrigeration based on the barocaloric effect has been attracting worldwide …

Giant Negative Electrocaloric Effect in (Pb,La)(Zr,Sn,Ti)O3 Antiferroelectrics Near Room Temperature

F Zhuo, Q Li, J Gao, Y Ji, Q Yan, Y Zhang… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
(Pb0. 97La0. 02)(Zr x Sn0. 94–x Ti0. 06) O3 (PLZST) antiferroelectric ceramics with x= 0.75–
0.90 have been fabricated and found to be a novel electrocaloric material system with a …

Revealing the mechanisms of electrocaloric effects by simultaneously direct measuring local electrocaloric and electrostrain under ambient conditions

L Liao, D Shan, C Lei, K Pan, J Li, Y Liu - Acta Materialia, 2024 - Elsevier
Electrocaloric solid-state refrigeration is a primary candidate for the next-generation cooling
method for microelectronic systems. However, the mechanisms of electrocaloric effect …

Understanding electrocaloric cooling of ferroelectrics guided by phase‐field modeling

R Gao, X Shi, J Wang, H Huang - Journal of the American …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
With the urgent need to explore low‐cost, high‐efficiency solid‐state refrigeration
technology, the electrocaloric effects of ferroelectric materials have attracted much attention …