The multicaloric effect in multiferroics: recent developments and future directions
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
Dr Melvin Vopson (Speaker), 15 Jul 2018 → 19 Jul 2018
The surge of interest in multiferroic materials over the past 15 years has been driven by their fascinating properties, as well as their huge suitability for technological applications. In fact, multiferroics have the potential to deliver a new wave of technological advances and economic impact, comparable to the silicon industrial revolution of the 1950s.
The possible applications of multiferroic materials cover a wide range of topics and technologies including sensors, microwave devices, energy harvesting, photovoltaic technologies, data storage recording technologies, random access multi-state memories and magneto-electric opto-electronic modulators, as detailed in a recently published review article [1]. Recently, a new application of multiferroic materials to solid-state refrigeration has been made possible by the 2012 discovery of a new solid-state caloric effect, the multicaloric effect [2,3].
In this lecture, the theory behind the solid-state refrigeration based on the multicaloric effect is presented in detail, with emphasis on possible improvements of the existing solid-state refrigeration technology, material synthesis challenges that must be further addressed and the benefits of composite multiferroics to the practical implementation of this new effect.
References:
1. M. Vopson, Fundamentals of multiferroic materials and their possible applications, Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences, Vol. 40, Issue 3 (2015)
2. M. Vopson, The multicaloric effect in multiferroic materials, M. Vopson, Fast-track article, Solid State Communications 152, 2067–2070 (2012)
3. M. Vopson, Theory of giant-caloric effects in multiferroic materials, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 46 (2013) 345304
The possible applications of multiferroic materials cover a wide range of topics and technologies including sensors, microwave devices, energy harvesting, photovoltaic technologies, data storage recording technologies, random access multi-state memories and magneto-electric opto-electronic modulators, as detailed in a recently published review article [1]. Recently, a new application of multiferroic materials to solid-state refrigeration has been made possible by the 2012 discovery of a new solid-state caloric effect, the multicaloric effect [2,3].
In this lecture, the theory behind the solid-state refrigeration based on the multicaloric effect is presented in detail, with emphasis on possible improvements of the existing solid-state refrigeration technology, material synthesis challenges that must be further addressed and the benefits of composite multiferroics to the practical implementation of this new effect.
References:
1. M. Vopson, Fundamentals of multiferroic materials and their possible applications, Critical Reviews in Solid State and Materials Sciences, Vol. 40, Issue 3 (2015)
2. M. Vopson, The multicaloric effect in multiferroic materials, M. Vopson, Fast-track article, Solid State Communications 152, 2067–2070 (2012)
3. M. Vopson, Theory of giant-caloric effects in multiferroic materials, J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. 46 (2013) 345304
15 Jul 2018 → 19 Jul 2018
Event (Conference)
Title | International Conference on Magnetism 2018 - San Francisco |
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Abbrev. Title | ICM2018 |
Period | 15/07/18 → 20/07/18 |
Web address (URL) | |
Location | San Francisco |
City | San Francisco |
Country | United States |
Degree of recognition | International event |
Related information
Projects
Solid state cooling - the discovery of the Multicaloric Effect
Project: Research
Outputs
Multicaloric effect: an outlook
Research output: Contribution to journal › Short survey › peer-review
Multicaloric effect in bi-layer multiferroic composites
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Theory of giant-caloric effects in multiferroic materials
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The multicaloric effect in multiferroic materials
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
The induced magnetic and electric fields’ paradox leading to multicaloric effects in multiferroics
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
ID: 10298506