Effective Hamiltonian methods for predicting the electrocaloric behavior of BaTiO 3

S. P. Beckman; L. F. Wan; Jordan A. Barr; Takeshi Nishimatsu

doi:10.1016/j.matlet.2012.08.102

Effective Hamiltonian methods for predicting the electrocaloric behavior of BaTiO ₃

S. P. Beckman, L. F. Wan, Jordan A. Barr, Takeshi Nishimatsu

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Abstract

The perovskite crystal BaTiO ₃ is modeled using a first-principles based effective Hamiltonian and molecular dynamics simulations are performed to estimate the pyroelectric response. The electrocaloric temperature change, ΔT, is calculated for different temperatures and externally applied electric fields. It is found that it is possible to achieve a large ΔT, around 5-6 K, for a relatively small electric field gradient, less than 100 kV/cm, if the applied fields have a small absolute magnitude.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	254-257
Number of pages	4
Journal	Materials Letters
Volume	89
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2012.08.102
Publication status	Published - 2012 Dec 15

Keywords

BaTiO
Electrocaloric effect
Pyroelectric
Simulation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Materials Science(all)
Condensed Matter Physics
Mechanics of Materials
Mechanical Engineering

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