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  • Materials Science
  • Solid-State Physics
  • Thermodynamics

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  • Mechanocaloric materials are crucial for solid-state cooling, but existing options often require non-ambient temperatures and face cyclability challenges due to first-order structural transitions.
  • The search for efficient and stable mechanocaloric materials operating at room temperature is ongoing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate large room-temperature mechanocaloric effects in lithium nitride (Li3N).
  • To investigate the origin of these effects and explore their potential for solid-state cooling applications.

Main Methods:

  • Investigated the mechanocaloric response of Li3N under hydrostatic and uniaxial stress.
  • Analyzed stress-induced variations in ionic conductivity and their relation to entropy and volume changes.

Main Results:

  • Achieved significant room-temperature mechanocaloric effects in Li3N (|ΔS| ~ 25 J K−1 kg−1 and |ΔT| ~ 5 K) without structural phase transformation.
  • Observed a dual caloric response (direct and inverse) dependent on stress type (hydrostatic vs. uniaxial).
  • Attributed the effects to reversible, stress-induced changes in ionic conductivity, leading to substantial entropy and volume variations.

Conclusions:

  • Li3N demonstrates a large, dual mechanocaloric effect at room temperature, driven by ionic conductivity changes, not structural transitions.
  • This discovery opens new possibilities for developing advanced solid-state cooling technologies.
  • Motivates further research into superionic materials for mechanocaloric applications.