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Influence of epitaxial strain on elastocaloric effect in ferroelectric thin films

Yang Liu, Jie Wei, Xiaojie Lou, L. Bellaiche, James Floyd Scott, Brahim Dkhil

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Abstract

We report the influence of epitaxial strain um on the elastocaloric properties of BaTiO3 thin films. Using thermodynamic calculations, we show that there exists a critical compressive stress   σ3c at which the elastocaloric effect is maximized for any compressive misfit strain we investigate. Moreover, it is found that |σ3c| decreases significantly with decreasing |um| , which is accompanied by a reduction of the elastocaloric response. Interestingly, a several fold enhancement in the electrocaloric effect can be achieved for stress in proximity of σ3c . The elastocaloric effect predicted here may find potential cooling applications by combining the stress-mediated electrocaloric effect or designing hybrid elastocaloric/electrocaloric devices in the future.
Original languageEnglish
Article number032901
Pages (from-to)1-5
Number of pages5
JournalApplied Physics Letters
Volume106
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Jan 2015

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