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most citedColossal barocaloric effects in plastic crystals

458 citations · 636 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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7 papers

cond-mat.str-el2023★ 13 cited

Magnetic phase diagram and multiple field-induced states in the intermetallic triangular-lattice antiferromagnet NdAuAlGe with Ising-like spins

Mengru Cong, Han Ge, Lei Zhang +12

Geometrical frustration and the enhancement of strong quantum fluctuations in two-dimensional triangular antiferromagnets can lead to various intriguing phenomena. Here, we studied…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2022

Glassy crystals with colossal multi-baroresponsivities

Kun Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Hailong Pan +16

As a nontrivial solid state of matter, the glassy-crystal state embraces physical features of both crystalline and amorphous solids, where a long-range ordered periodic structure f…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021★ 93 cited

Ultrasensitive barocaloric material for room-temperature solid-state refrigeration

Qingyong Ren, Ji Qi, Dehong Yu +7

Solid-state refrigeration based on caloric effects is an energetically efficient and environmentally friendly technology, which is deemed as a potential alternative to the conventi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2021★ 2 cited

Barocaloric thermal batteries

Zhe Zhang, Kuo Li, Shangchao Lin +21

Nowadays the world is facing a prominent paradox regarding thermal energy. The production of heat accounts for more than 50% of global final energy consumption while the waste heat…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020

Ultrafast ferromagnetic fluctuations preceding magnetoelastic first-order transitions

Zhao Zhang, Yanna Chen, Dehong Yu +18

First-order magnetic transitions are of both fundamental and technological interest given that a number of emergent phases and functionalities are thereby created. Of particular in…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020★ 70 cited

Dimer rattling mode induced low thermal conductivity in an excellent acoustic conductor

Ji Qi, Baojuan Dong, Zhe Zhang +19

A solid with larger sound speeds exhibits higher lattice thermal conductivity (k_{lat}). Diamond is a prominent instance where its mean sound speed is 14400 m s-1 and k_{lat} is 23…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2018★ 458 cited

Colossal barocaloric effects in plastic crystals

Bing Li, Yukinobu Kawakita, Hui Wang +6

Solid-state refrigeration technology based on caloric effects are promising to replace the currently used vapor compression cycles. However, their application is restricted due to…