Elastocaloric Effect in Graphene Kirigami
arXiv:2306.10353 · doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c02260
Abstract
Kirigami, a traditional Japanese art of paper-cutting, has recently been explored for its elastocaloric effect (ECE) in kirigami-based materials (KMs), where applying strain induces temperature changes. In this study, we investigate the ECE in a nanoscale graphene kirigami (GK) monolayer, representing the thinnest possible KM, to better understand this phenomenon. Through molecular dynamics simulations, we analyze the temperature change and coefficient of performance (COP) of the nanoscale GK architecture. Our findings reveal that while GKs lack the intricate temperature changes observed in macroscopic KMs, they exhibit a substantial temperature change of approximately 9.32 K (23 times higher than that of macroscopic KMs, which is about 0.4K) for heating and -3.50 K for cooling. Additionally, they demonstrate reasonable COP values of approximately 1.57 and 0.62, respectively. It is noteworthy that the one-atom-thick graphene configuration prevents the occurrence of the complex temperature distribution observed in macroscopic KMs.
arXiv comment14 pages, 06 figures, and 01 table
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