The electrocaloric (EC) effect is an adiabatic and reversible temperature change that occurs
in a polar material upon application of an electric field. The current intensive research in EC …

Perovskite oxides show an amazing diversity of electronic and magnetic properties along
with a myriad of structural variants and phase transitions. Large thermal changes may be …

The improvement of the electrocaloric effect (ECE) in (1− x)(Na 0.5 Bi 0.5) TiO 3− x SrTiO3
(NBT-ST) lead-free relaxor ferroelectric ceramics was determined by indirect measurements …

Broadband spectral photoresponse has shown bright prospects for various optoelectronic
devices, while fulfilling high photoactivity beyond the material bandgap is a great challenge …

Conventional refrigeration methods based on compression–expansion cycles of
greenhouse gases are environmentally threatening and cannot be miniaturized …

Both the pyroelectric and electrocaloric effects originate from the cross-coupling between
polarization and temperature in insulating dielectrics. Although both effects have been …

The electrocaloric effect in lead-free BaTi 1− x Sn x O 3 (BTSn, x= 0.08, 0.105, and 0.14)
ferroelectric ceramics was studied by using an indirect method. It was found that the largest …

The photopyroelectric effect in ferroelectrics has shown great potential for application in
infrared detection and imaging. One particular subclass is broadband with dielectric …

Electrocaloric nanocomposites simultaneously derive high electrocaloric strength from
inorganic inclusions and high dielectric strength from the polymer matrix to display a …

This paper demonstrates the combined effects of diffuse phase transition and microstructure
on the electrocaloric effect (ECE) in Ba 1− x Sr x TiO 3 (x= 0.2–0.4) ferroelectric ceramics …