Colossal and reversible barocaloric effect in liquid-solid-transition materials n-alkanes

Barocaloric effect, previously reported in solid-solid phase transition materials, offers a green alternative to current cooling technology. Here the authors report colossal BCE in n-alkanes associated with liquid–solid transition.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Jianchao Lin, Peng Tong, Kai Zhang, Kun Tao, Wenjian Lu, Xianlong Wang, Xuekai Zhang, Wenhai Song, Yuping Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-02-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-28229-4