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Ultrasensitive barocaloric material for room-temperature solid-state refrigeration [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2022 A small driving pressure is desirable for practical application of barocaloric materials. Here, the authors demonstrate a sensitive barocaloric effect in NH4I due to strong reorientation-vibration coupling.
Qingyong Ren +11 more
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Advanced materials for solid-state refrigeration [PDF]
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2013 Recent progress on caloric effects are reviewed. The application of external stimuli such as magnetic field, hydrostatic pressure, uniaxial stress and electric field give rise respectively to magnetocaloric, barocaloric, elastocaloric and electrocaloric ...
Acet, Mehmet +2 more
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All-temperature barocaloric effects at pressure-induced phase transitions [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsCaloric effects, which underpin one solution to solid-state refrigeration technologies, usually occur in the vicinity of solid-state phase transitions with a limited refrigeration temperature span. Here, we introduce and realize an unprecedented concept ‒
Xueting Zhao +14 more
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Nano-engineered thin-film thermoelectric materials enable practical solid-state refrigeration [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsRefrigeration needs are increasing worldwide with a demand for alternates to bulky poorly scalable vapor compression systems. Here, we demonstrate the first proof of practical solid-state refrigeration, using nano-engineered controlled hierarchically ...
Jake Ballard +9 more
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Solid-state laser refrigeration of a composite semiconductor Yb:YLiF4 optomechanical resonator [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2020 Optically refrigerated resonators may be useful in optical devices and exploring quantum effects. Here, the authors show laser refrigeration of a semiconductor mechanical oscillator Yb:YLF host crystal and lowering the thermal load temperature.
Anupum Pant +3 more
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Elastocaloric Performance of Natural Rubber: The Role of Nanoclay Addition [PDF]
MoleculesThis work investigates the effect of nanoclay addition—specifically natural montmorillonite (MMT) and organo-modified montmorillonite (O-MMT)—on the elastocaloric performance of natural rubber (NR), a promising material for solid-state cooling due to its
Marica Bianchi +4 more
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Thermodynamic Limit of Electroluminescent Refrigeration Devices [PDF]
EntropyThis work explores the thermodynamic performance limit of electroluminescent refrigeration systems using entropy analysis. A typical electroluminescent (EL) refrigeration device cools a contacting object by emitting radiation to a high-temperature ...
A. N. M. Fuhadul Islam +2 more
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Low-dimensional magnetocaloric materials for energy-efficient magnetic refrigeration: does size matter? [PDF]
Science and Technology of Advanced MaterialsThe magnetocaloric effect (MCE) provides a promising foundation for the development of solid-state refrigeration technologies that could replace conventional gas compression-based cooling systems.
Nguyen Thi My Duc +2 more
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Barocaloric Properties of Thermoplastic Elastomers
Frontiers in Energy Research, 2022 Solid-state refrigeration represents a promising alternative to vapor compression refrigeration systems which are inefficient, unreliable, and have a high global warming potential. However, several solid-state cooling technologies—including those relying
Naveen Weerasekera +5 more
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Quantum Point Defects for Solid‐State Laser Refrigeration [PDF]
Advanced Materials, 2020 AbstractHerein, the role that point defects have played over the last two decades in realizing solid‐state laser refrigeration is discussed. A brief introduction to the field of solid‐state laser refrigeration is given with an emphasis on the fundamental physical phenomena and quantized electronic transitions that have made solid‐state laser‐cooling ...
Xiaojing Xia +4 more
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