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A multi-material cascade elastocaloric cooling device for large temperature lift

  • Guoan Zhou*
  • , Zexi Li
  • , Qiuhong Wang
  • , Yuxiang Zhu
  • , Peng Hua
  • , Shuhuai Yao*
  • , Qingping Sun*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
  • Wuhan University
  • Harbin Institute of Technology
  • HKUST Shenzhen-Hong Kong Collaborative Innovation Research Institute

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Abstract

Elastocaloric cooling, an emerging refrigeration technology, has so far yielded limited performance in devices. Zhou et al. increase the temperature lift of such devices to 75 K by combining three NiTi elastocaloric materials with different phase-transition temperatures.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)862-870
Number of pages9
JournalNature Energy
Volume9
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2024
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

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  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

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