Electrocaloric Materials: New Generation of Coolers

Author:   Tatiana Correia ,  Qi Zhang
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Edition:   2014 ed.
Volume:   34
ISBN:  

9783642402630


Pages:   253
Publication Date:   16 December 2013
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Our Price $290.37 Quantity:  
Add to Cart

Share |

Electrocaloric Materials: New Generation of Coolers


Add your own review!

Overview

Since the 1997 Kyoto protocol of reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the development of novel refrigerators has been a priority within the scientific community. Although magnetocaloric materials are promising candidates, they still need a large magnetic field to induce a giant ΔT as well as powerful and costly magnets. However, in electrocaloric materials (ECMs) a temperature change may be achieved by applying or removing an electric field. Since a giant electrocaloric effect on ferroelectric thin films was reported in Science in 2006, researchers have been inspired to explore such effect in different ferroelectric thin films. This book reviews electrocaloric effects observed in bulk materials as well as recent promising advances in thin films, with special emphasis on the ferroelectric, antiferroelectric and relaxor nature of ECMs. It reports a number of considerations about the future of ECMs as a means of achieving an efficient, ecologically sustainable and low cost refrigerator.

Full Product Details

Author:   Tatiana Correia ,  Qi Zhang
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2014 ed.
Volume:   34
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.60cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   5.207kg
ISBN:  

9783642402630


ISBN 10:   3642402631
Pages:   253
Publication Date:   16 December 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier.

Table of Contents

Electrocaloric effect: An Introduction.- Constitutive Modeling of Electrothermal Properties in Polar Dielectric Materials and Thin Films.- Electrocaloric Effect in Relaxor Ferroelectric-based Materials.- Electrocaloric Effect in Multilayer Structures.- Electrocaloric Polymers.- Lead-free and exotic Electrocaloric Materials.- Indirect and Direct Measurements of the Electrocaloric Effect.- New Approaches to Electrocaloric-Based Multilayer Cooling.- Energy Harvesting from Temperature: use of Pyroelectric and Electrocaloric Properties.

Reviews

Author Information

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions
Latest Reading Guide

lgn

al

Shopping Cart
Your cart is empty
Shopping cart
Mailing List