3 papers
cond-mat.soft2020
Electromechanical properties of ferroelectric polymers: Finsler geometry modeling and a Monte Carlo study
V. Egorov, O. Maksimova, H. Koibuchi +7
Polyvinylidene difluoride (PVDF) is a ferroelectric polymer characterized by negative strain along the direction of the applied electric field. However, the electromechanical respo…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2016
Potential improvement for elastocaloric performances of shape memory alloys through comparing with natural rubber
Zhongjian Xie, Gael Sebald, Daniel Guyomar
The elastocaloric (eC) effects of natural rubber (NR) and shape memory alloys (SMAs) are compared and potential improvement for eC performances of SMAs is proposed. Both the platea…
cond-mat.mtrl-sci2016
Comparison of caloric effects in view of application
Zhongjian Xie, Gael Sebald, Daniel Guyomar
In the framework of solid-state cooling technology, four kinds of caloric effects, magnetocaloric (MC), electrocaloric (EC), barocaloric (BC) and elastocaloric (eC) effects, are co…