Experimentally validated finite element model of electrocaloric multilayer ceramic structures

Journal of Applied Physics

Volumn 116, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Smith, N A S ^a   Rokosz, M K ^a,b   Correia, T M ^a  

^a NATIONAL PHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CERAMIC CAPACITORS; ELECTRIC FIELDS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MULTILAYERS; TEMPERATURE;

CONDUCTIVE HEAT TRANSFER; ELECTRO-CALORIC EFFECTS; MULTILAYER CERAMIC CAPACITORS; MULTILAYER CERAMICS; OPERATING CONDITION; OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS; TRANSIENT TEMPERATURE; TWO-DIMENSIONAL TRANSIENT;

FERROELECTRIC CERAMICS;

EID: 84905860843     PISSN: 00218979     EISSN: 10897550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4891298     Document Type: Article

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