Abstract
(Pb0.97La0.02)(ZrxSn0.94-xTi0.06)O3 (PLZST) antiferroelectric ceramics with x = 0.75-0.90 have been fabricated and found to be a novel electrocaloric material system with a giant negative electrocaloric effect (ΔT = -11.5 K) and a large electrocaloric strength (|ΔT/ΔE| = 0.105 K cm kV-1) near room temperature. Additionally, the PLZST antiferroelectric ceramic also exhibits a large positive electrocaloric effect around the Curie temperature. The giant negative effect and the coexistence of both positive and negative electrocaloric effects in one material indicate a promising possibility to develop mid- to large-scale solid-state cooling devices with high efficiency.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 11747-11755 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 14 |
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| State | Published - Apr 11 2018 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- General Materials Science