Article Title
Keywords
electrocaloric (EC) effect, PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3 (PMN), model, polarization, entropy change, heat capacity change
Abstract
The electrocaloric (EC) effect accompanied with the ferroelectric to paraelectric phase transition in (111)-oriented PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3 (PMN) is investigated. It is shown that the largest change ΔT is 0.37 K in 3 kV/cm electric field shift near the Curie temperature of 221 K; that is, the cooling ΔT per unit field (MV/m) is 1.23×10-6 m·K/V. This value is significantly larger, and comparable with the value of 0.254×10-6 m·K/V for PbZr0.95Ti0.05O3 thin film under larger electric field shift ΔE = 30 kV/cm. Thus, the EC effect of (111) PMN single crystal provides cooling solutions at low temperatures, and opens more opportunities for practical application in cooling systems.
Publisher
Tsinghua University Press
Recommended Citation
Mahmoud Aly HAMAD. Theoretical investigations on electrocaloric properties of (111)-oriented PbMg1/3Nb2/3O3 single crystal. Journal of Advanced Ceramics 2013, 2(4): 308-312.