Large electrocaloric response over a broad temperature range near room temperature in B a x S r 1 − x T i O 3 single crystals

A nonlinear thermodynamic analysis is adopted to study the electrocaloric effect of B a x S r 1 − x Ti O 3 (BST) solid solutions. The results reveal that the location of maximum adiabatic temperature change Δ T can be shifted from a high temperature to room temperature via tuning chemical composition x. Comparing the electrocaloric properties of BST with those values reported in other electrocaloric materials, it is found that BST with x = 0.7 shows a large electrocaloric response over a broad temperature range near room temperature and possesses a large electrocaloric strength Δ T / Δ E ∼ 1.978 × 10 − 6 K m/V due to a significant change in polarization with respect to temperature. This suggests that BST with high electrocaloric performance has potential for practical cooling applications.A nonlinear thermodynamic analysis is adopted to study the electrocaloric effect of B a x S r 1 − x Ti O 3 (BST) solid solutions. The results reveal that the location of maximum adiabatic temperature change Δ T can be shifted from a high temperature to room temperature via tuning chemical composition x. Comparing the electrocaloric properties of BST with those values reported in other electrocaloric materials, it is found that BST with x = 0.7 shows a large electrocaloric response over a broad temperature range near room temperature and possesses a large electrocaloric strength Δ T / Δ E ∼ 1.978 × 10 − 6 K m/V due to a significant change in polarization with respect to temperature. This suggests that BST with high electrocaloric performance has potential for practical cooling applications.