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Near room-temperature large negative electrocaloric effect accompanied by giant thermal switching ratio in Zr-rich lead zirconate titanate.
- Source :
- Applied Physics Letters; 9/2/2024, Vol. 125 Issue 10, p1-6, 6p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Materials with electrocaloric effect (ECE) and/or thermal switching ratio λ are desirable for developing various heat management devices, but developing high-performance candidates, especially those that simultaneously possess large near room-temperature ECE and λ is actually absent. The Zr-rich PbZr<subscript>1−</subscript><subscript>x</subscript>Ti<subscript>x</subscript>O<subscript>3</subscript> (PZT) displays a composition-induced antiferroelectric-ferroelectric (AFE-FE) phase boundary, where an unusual negative ECE is expected. Meanwhile, the electric field-sensitive dipole orientation during the AFE-FE phase transition can be employed to modulate λ. In this work, the Zr-rich PZT with coexisting AFE and FE phases was developed and the AFE-FE phase transition temperature is tuned toward room temperature by changing the Ti content to achieve large negative ECE and λ. A large adiabatic temperature change ΔT of −3.3 K accompanied by a giant λ of 1.84 near 60 °C is captured in optimal PbZr<subscript>0.95</subscript>Ti<subscript>0.05</subscript>O<subscript>3</subscript> ceramics, demonstrating a prominent application prospect in solid-state refrigeration. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00036951
- Volume :
- 125
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Applied Physics Letters
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 179513160
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0228865