title: Ferroelectric polymer nanocomposites for room-temperature electrocaloric refrigeration.
abstract: Solution-processable ferroelectric polymer nanocomposites are developed as a new form of electrocaloric materials that can be effectively operated under both modest and high electric fields at ambient temperature. By integrating the complementary properties of the constituents, the nanocomposites exhibit state-of-the-art cooling energy densities. Greatly improved thermal conductivity also yields superior cooling power densities validated by finite volume simulations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA; School of Optical and Electronic Information, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, 430074, China.
authors.forename: Guangzu
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qi
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Haiming
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Shenglin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Kuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Matthew R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Gadinski
authors.forename: Md Amanul
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Haque
authors.forename: Qiming
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qing
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Wang
keywords: electrocaloric effect; ferroelectrics; polymer nanocomposites; solid-state cooling