Published April 16, 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

The electrocaloric effect in Pb(Sc/sub 0.5/Nb/sub 0.5/)O3 ceramic

Creators

  • 1. Latvijskij Gosudarstvennyj Univ., Riga. (USSR). Nauchno-Issledovatel'skij Inst. Fiziki Tverdogo Tela

Description

Results of the electrocaloric effect (ECE) studies of Pb(Sc/sub 0.5/Nb/sub 0.5/)O3 ceramic in the temperature range from 320 to 400 K are reported. A great value (ΔT/sub max/ = 0.9 K) of the electrocaloric effect is observed. The temperature and field dependence of ECE is consistent with the presumption of a polar and nonpolar phase mixing at temperatures above the dielectric constant maximum temperature. The great value of ECE in Pb(Sc/sub 0.5/Nb/sub 0.5/)O3 can be attributed to the great temperature dependence of dielectric polarization in the polar regions, which is hardly affected by the electric field. (author)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Status Solidi A
Journal Volume
94
Journal Issue
2
Series
Phys. Status Solidi A.
Journal Page Range
523-527
ISSN
0031-8965
CODEN
PSSAB