Electrocaloric Effect in Thin Films
A special issue of Coatings (ISSN 2079-6412). This special issue belongs to the section "Thin Films".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2021) | Viewed by 305
Special Issue Editor
Interests: ferroelectricity; electrocaloric effects; elastocaloric effects
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Dear Colleagues,
Many studies have been conducted on the electrocaloric effect aiming at the realization of a new solid cooling element with high energy efficiency. Although research on thin films has been actively conducted, most of them indirectly estimate temperature changes, and direct measurement of temperature changes is extremely limited. Obtaining the actual temperature change and its modeling are very important issues. Material challenges include the pursuit of greater temperature changes and greater dielectric strength.
Although the thin film is advantageous for producing a small cooling element because of its form, its problem is that it cannot obtain a sufficient heat capacity. Applications specific to thin films in high frequency operations are also being considered. The examination of application fields is also an important issue.
In this Special Issue, I would like to call for a wide range of papers on the properties and characteristics of thin films of inorganic and polymeric materials, property prediction, measurement methods, and application possibilities.
https://www.mdpi.com/journal/coatings/special_issues/corros-prot-extreme-environ
Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Maiwa
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- electrocaloric effect
- refrigerator
- energy eficiency
- dielectric strength
- entropy change
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