Direct measurements of the electrocaloric effect in bulk PbMg 1/3Nb2/3O3 (PMN) ceramics

Ferroelectrics

Volumn 421, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 103-107

  Rozic B ^a   Malic B ^a   Ursic H ^a   Holc, J ^a   Kosec, M ^a   Kutnjak, Z ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Bulk ceramics; Electrocaloric effect; Relaxor ferroelectrics

Indexed keywords

APPLIED ELECTRIC FIELD; BULK CERAMICS; DIRECT MEASUREMENT; ELECTRIC POLARIZATION; ELECTROCALORIC EFFECT; FERROELECTRIC PHASE TRANSITION; INDIRECT MEASUREMENTS; RELAXOR FERROELECTRIC;

CERAMIC MATERIALS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; ENGINEERING EXHIBITIONS; FERROELECTRIC MATERIALS; PYROELECTRICITY;

FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS;

EID: 81355161046     PISSN: 00150193     EISSN: 15635112     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00150193.2011.594742     Document Type: Conference Paper

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