Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
Direct Measurement of the Local Electrocaloric Effect in 2D α‐In2Se3 by Scanning Electrocaloric Thermometry. |
| Authors: |
Spièce, Jean1 (AUTHOR) jean.spiece@uclouvain.be, Fonck, Valentin1 (AUTHOR), Evangeli, Charalambos1 (AUTHOR), Dobson, Phil S.2 (AUTHOR), Weaver, Jonathan M. R.2 (AUTHOR), Gehring, Pascal1 (AUTHOR) pascal.gehring@uclouvain.be |
| Source: |
Small Methods. Mar2025, p1. 8p. 8 Illustrations. |
| Subject Terms: |
*PYROELECTRICITY, *VAPOR compression cycle, *DIELECTRIC loss, *HEAT capacity, *FERROELECTRICITY |
| Abstract: |
The electrocaloric effect refers to the temperature change in a material when an electric field is applied or removed. Significant breakthroughs revealed its potential for solid‐state cooling technologies in past decades. These devices offer a sustainable alternative to traditional vapor compression refrigeration, with advantages such as compactness, silent operation, and the absence of moving parts or refrigerants. Electrocaloric effects are typically studied using indirect methods based on polarization data, which suffer from inaccuracies related to assumptions about heat capacity. Direct methods, although more precise, require device fabrication and face challenges in studying meso‐ or nanoscale systems, like 2D materials, and materials with non‐uniform polarization textures where high spatial resolution is required. In this study, a novel technique, Scanning Electrocaloric Thermometry, is introduced for characterizing the local electrocaloric effect in nanomaterials. This approach achieves high spatial resolution by locally applying electric fields and by simultaneously measuring the resulting temperature change. By employing AC excitation, the measurement sensitivity is further enhanced and the electrocaloric effect is disentangled from other heating mechanisms such as Joule heating and dielectric losses. The effectiveness of the method is demonstrated by examining electrocaloric and heat dissipation phenomena in 2D In2Se3 micrometer‐sized flakes poly(vinylidene fluoride‐trifluoroethylene) films. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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