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Electroactive Polymer Nanoparticles Exhibiting Photothermal Properties
Published on: January 8, 2016
The electrocaloric efficiency of ceramic and polymer films
Emmanuel Defay1, Sam Crossley, Sohini Kar-Narayan
1CEA, LETI, Minatec Campus, 17 Rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble, France.
Advanced Materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
|May 14, 2013
Abstract:
Efficiency is defined as η = |Q|/|W| in order to investigate the electrical work |W| associated with electrocaloric heat |Q|. This materials parameter indicates that polymer films are slightly more energy efficient than ceramic films, and therefore both species of material remain candidates for future cooling applications.

