2012
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/21/4/047002
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Magnetocaloric piezoelectric composites for energy harvesting

Abstract: Magnetocaloric alloy, Gd5Si2Ge2, was developed into a composite with the poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) piezoelectric polymer. This multifunctional material possesses unique properties that are suitable for energy conversion and harvesting. Experimental approaches include using an arc melting technique to synthesize the Gd5Si2Ge2 (GSG) alloy and the spinning casting method to fabricate the composite. The materials were characterized using various techniques at different length scales. These include atomic fo… Show more

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“…[188] The miniaturization of magnetocaloric materials also allows applications in energy harvesting or hyperthermia. [189] Similar applications can be found for shape memory or magnetocaloric nanowires. However, it is possible to perform operations on a nanoscale.…”
Section: Possible Applications Of Cylindrical Heusler Micro-and Nanow...mentioning
confidence: 80%
“…[188] The miniaturization of magnetocaloric materials also allows applications in energy harvesting or hyperthermia. [189] Similar applications can be found for shape memory or magnetocaloric nanowires. However, it is possible to perform operations on a nanoscale.…”
Section: Possible Applications Of Cylindrical Heusler Micro-and Nanow...mentioning
confidence: 80%
“…Cleveland and coauthors have illustrated the energy harvesting/conversion concept by producing a composite material composed of a piezoelectric (PVDF) and a magnetocaloric material (Gd 5 Si 2 Ge 2 ). 160 Even by using as small as 4 weight percent of the magnetocaloric material immersed in PVDF, the authors were able to collect 34.5 W/m 2 when the device was under a thermal cycle (from À10°C to 110°C). Shortly after, Ozaydin and coworkers found promising results also for a similar composite for the conversion magnetic-to-electrical energy, 32 as shown schematically in Fig.…”
Section: Technological Applications: Micro-and Nanodevicesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Fig. 4(b) 29 Gd multilayered films; 28 or NiMnGa thin films, 34 being only lower than the epitaxial MnAs and FeRh thin films 23,26 (see supplementary material for comparative table 46 ). In comparison with the bulk GMC materials, 10 the thin film presents a lower DS mMAX .…”
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