4 papers
Insight into the molecular dynamics of barocaloric molecular crystals using quasi-elastic neutron scattering
Frederic Rendell-Bhatti, David Boldrin, Markus Appel +1
Barocaloric (BC) molecular crystals exhibit order-disorder phase transitions that o9er a promising basis for solid-state heating and cooling. However, rational design of these next…
Investigating nucleation-driven phase transitions in neopentyl molecular crystals using infrared thermography and polarised light microscopy
Frederic Rendell-Bhatti, Vinzent G. Hana, Csongor Joba +2
Sustainable solid-state refrigerants based on barocaloric materials are often limited by thermal hysteresis associated with supercooling effects. Here, we present imaging methods t…
Enhanced reversible barocaloric effect at low pressure in neopentyl plastic crystal solid solutions
Frederic Rendell-Bhatti, Melony Dilshad, Celine Beck +9
The discovery of colossal barocaloric effects in neopentyl glycol (NPG) makes plastic crystals promising candidates for solid-state refrigerants with lower environmental impact tha…
Direct observation of thermal hysteresis in the molecular dynamics of barocaloric neopentyl glycol
Frederic Rendell-Bhatti, Markus Appel, Connor S. Inglis +6
Barocalorics (BCs) are emerging as promising alternatives to vapour-phase refrigerants, which are problematic as they exacerbate climate change when they inevitably leak into the a…