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most citedColossal barocaloric effects near room temperature in plastic crystals of neopentylglycol

261 citations · 396 across the 8 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020

GdBO and YBO Nanocrystals under Compression

Robin Turnbull, Daniel Errandonea, Juan Ángel Sans +7

High-pressure X-ray diffraction studies on nanocrystals of the pseudo-vaterite-type borates GdBO and YBO are herein reported up to 17.4(2) and 13.4(2) GPa respectively. The…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2020

Structural and lattice-dynamical properties of Tb2O3 under compression: a comparative study with rare-earth and related sesquioxides

Jordi Ibáñez, Juan Ángel Sans, Vanesa Cuenca-Gotor +9

We report a joint experimental and theoretical investigation of the high-pressure structural and vibrational properties of terbium sesquioxide (Tb2O3). Powder x-ray diffraction and…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019

Orpiment under compression: metavalent bonding at high pressure

V. P. Cuenca-Gotor, J. A. Sans, O. Gomis +9

We report a joint experimental and theoretical study of the structural, vibrational, and electronic properties of layered monoclinic arsenic sulfide (alpha-As2S3), aka mineral orpi…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019

Characterization and decomposition of the natural van der Waals heterostructure SnSb2Te4 under compression

Juan A. Sans, Rosario Vilaplana, E. Lora Da Silva +16

This joint experimental and theoretical study of the structural, vibrational and electrical properties of rhombohedral SnSb2Te4 at high pressure unveils the internal mechanisms of…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2019261 cited

Colossal barocaloric effects near room temperature in plastic crystals of neopentylglycol

Pol Lloveras, Araceli Aznar, María Barrio +9

There is currently great interest in replacing the harmful volatile hydrofluorocarbon fluids used in refrigeration and air-conditioning with solid materials that display magnetocal…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci201718 cited

Ambient temperature high-pressure-induced ferroelectric phase transition in CaMnTiO

J. Ruiz-Fuertes, T. Bernert, D. Zimmer +7

The ferroelectric to paraelectric phase transition of multiferroic CaMnTiO has been investigated at high pressures and ambient temperature by second harmonic generation (SH…