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Beckmann B, Pfeuffer L, Lill J, Eggert B, Koch D, Lavina B, Zhao J, Toellner T, Alp EE, Ollefs K, Skokov KP, Wende H, Gutfleisch O. Multicaloric Cryocooling Using Heavy Rare-Earth Free La(Fe,Si) 13-Based Compounds. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:38208-38220. [PMID: 38990047 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c05397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/12/2024]
Abstract
The transition toward a carbon-neutral society based on renewable energies goes hand in hand with the availability of energy-efficient technologies. Magnetocaloric cooling is a very promising refrigeration technology to fulfill this role regarding cryogenic gas liquefaction. However, the current reliance on highly resource critical, heavy rare-earth-based compounds as magnetocaloric material makes global usage unsustainable. Here, we aim to mitigate this limitation through the utilization of a multicaloric cooling concept, which uses the external stimuli of isotropic pressure and magnetic field to tailor and induce magnetostructural phase transitions associated with large caloric effects. In this study, La0.7Ce0.3Fe11.6Si1.4 is used as a nontoxic, low-cost, low-criticality multiferroic material to explore the potential, challenges, and peculiarities of multicaloric cryocooling, achieving maximum isothermal entropy changes up to -28 J (kg K)-1 in the temperature range from 190 K down to 30 K. Thus, the multicaloric cooling approach offers an additional degree of freedom to tailor the phase transition properties and may lead to energy-efficient and environmentally friendly gas liquefaction based on designed-for-purpose, noncritical multiferroic materials.
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Affiliation(s)
- Benedikt Beckmann
- Functional Materials, Institute of Materials Science, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Functional Materials, Institute of Materials Science, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Structure Research, Institute of Materials Science, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Functional Materials, Institute of Materials Science, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Faculty of Physics and Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen (CENIDE), University of Duisburg-Essen, 47057 Duisburg, Germany
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- Functional Materials, Institute of Materials Science, Technical University of Darmstadt, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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Bayzi Isfahani V, Coondoo I, Bdikin I, Skokov K, Ricardo da Silva Gomes J, Baptista RMF, Pereira CR, Araújo JP, Belsley MS, Gomes EDM, Horta Belo J, Almeida BG. Flexible Magnetocaloric Fiber Mats for Room-Temperature Energy Applications. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:8655-8667. [PMID: 38301168 PMCID: PMC10895581 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c15833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2023] [Revised: 01/09/2024] [Accepted: 01/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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)13 particles by the simple and cost-effective electrospinning technique. The composite's structural characterization, using X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, and measurements of the local-scale piezoresponse, revealed a cubic NaZn13-type structure of the La(Fe,Si)13 phase and the formation of the dominant polar β-phase of the PVDF polymer. The PVDF-La(Fe,Si)13 composite showed an enhancement of the longitudinal piezoelectric coefficient (effective d33) (-11.01 pm/V) compared with the single PVDF fiber matrix (-9.36 pm/V). The main magnetic properties of La(Fe,Si)13 powder were retained in the PVDF-La(Fe,Si)13 composite, including its giant magnetocaloric effect. By retaining the unique magnetic properties of La(Fe,Si)13 embedded in the electroactive piezoelectric polymer fiber mats, we have designed a flexible, easily shapeable, and multifunctional composite enabling its potential application in multicaloric heat-pumping devices and other sensing and actuating devices.
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Affiliation(s)
- Vahideh Bayzi Isfahani
- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), LAPMET, Physics Department, University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
- Department of Physics & CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- Department of Physics & CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials, University of Aveiro, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
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- TEMA: Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Aveiro, Campus de Santiago, 3810-193 Aveiro, Portugal
- LASI-Intelligent Systems Associate Laboratory, 4800-058 Guimarães, Portugal
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- Institute of Materials Science, Technical University of Darmstadt, Alarich-Weiss-Straße 16, 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), LAPMET, Physics Department, University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), LAPMET, Physics Department, University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- REQUIMTE/LAQV, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Physics of Advanced Materials, Nanotechnology and Photonics (IFIMUP), Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), LAPMET, Physics Department, University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), LAPMET, Physics Department, University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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- Institute of Physics of Advanced Materials, Nanotechnology and Photonics (IFIMUP), Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto, Rua Campo Alegre, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Centre of Physics of Minho and Porto Universities (CF-UM-UP), LAPMET, Physics Department, University of Minho, Campus of Gualtar, 4710-057 Braga, Portugal
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