Development and synthesis of bulk electrocaloric (EC) ceramics which can reach large electrocaloric response under low electric field.
Capabilities
|     Organization:      PSU     Areas:      Electrocaloric | Ferroelectric properties such as polarization and dielectric response as function of temperature and electric field are critical parameters for discovery of new electrocaloric materials.     Organization:      PSU     Areas:      Electrocaloric | 
| Synthesis of PVDF-based polymers is a core area of expertise at PSU.     Organization:      PSU     Areas:      Electrocaloric | Finite element analysis is a core area of expertise at Ames Laboratory which supports rapid development of regenerators for caloric devices.     Organization:      Ames     Areas:      CaloriSMART Elastocaloric Electrocaloric Magnetocaloric | 
| Netzsch DIL 402C dilatometer; Netzsch DSC 404 C: from -150 ºC to 700 ºC; and from 25 ºC to 1650 ºC; Perkin-Elmer Thermal     Organization:      Ames     Areas:      Elastocaloric Electrocaloric Magnetocaloric | 







