The Electrocaloric Effect

Materials and Applications

450 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The Electrocaloric Effect: Materials and Applications reviews the fundamentals of the electrocaloric effect, the most relevant electrocaloric materials, and electrocaloric measurements and device applications. The book introduces the electrocaloric effect, along with modeling and simulations of this effect. Then, it addresses the latest advances in synthesis, characterization and optimization of the most relevant electrocaloric materials, including ferroelectric materials, liquid materials, lead-free materials, polymers and composites. Finally, there is a review of the latest techniques in measurement and applications in refrigeration and cooling and a discussion of the advantages, challenges and perspectives of the future of electrocaloric refrigeration.

• Reihe: Woodhead Publishing
• ISBN: 9780128216477
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 28.02.2023
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Elsevier Inc
• Herausgegeben von: Alexander A. Semenov, Andrei L. Kholkin, Oleg V. Pakhomov