Flexible Magnetocaloric Fiber Mats for Room-Temperature Energy Applications.

ABSTRACT: Currently, magnetocaloric refrigeration technologies are emerging as ecofriendly and more energy-efficient alternatives to conventional expansion-compression systems. However, major challenges remain. A particular concern is the mechanical properties of magnetocaloric materials, namely, their fatigue under cycling and difficulty in processing and shaping. Nevertheless, in the past few years, using multistimuli thermodynamic cycles with multicaloric refrigerants has led to higher heat-pumping efficiencies. To address simultaneously the challenges and develop a multicaloric material, in this work, we have prepared magnetocaloric-based flexible composite mats composed of micrometric electroactive (EA) polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) fibers with embedded magnetocaloric/strictive La(Fe,Si)₁

SUBMITTER: Bayzi Isfahani V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10895581 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature