Understanding colossal barocaloric effects in plastic crystals

F. B. Li; M. Li; X. Xu; Z. C. Yang; H. Xu; C. K. Jia; K. Li; J. He; B. Li; Hui Wang

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-18043-1

Nature Communications (Aug 2020)

Understanding colossal barocaloric effects in plastic crystals

F. B. Li,
M. Li,
X. Xu,
Z. C. Yang,
H. Xu,
C. K. Jia,
K. Li,
J. He,
B. Li,
Hui Wang

Affiliations

F. B. Li: School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University
M. Li: School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University
X. Xu: School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University
Z. C. Yang: School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University
H. Xu: College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology
C. K. Jia: College of Materials Science and Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology
K. Li: Center for High Pressure Science and Technology Advanced Research
J. He: School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University
B. Li: Shenyang National Laboratory (SYNL) for Materials Science, Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Hui Wang: School of Physics and Electronics, Hunan Key Laboratory of Super Microstructure and Ultrafast Process, State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18043-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Colossal barocaloric effects with high entropy changes is reported in plastic crystal neopentylglycol, while microscopic mechanism needs to be further explored. Here, the authors show hydrogen bond related reorientational dynamics of neopentylglycol and provide insights in order-disorder transition.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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