Search Results - "Rožič, Brigita"
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Bulk relaxor ferroelectric ceramics as a working body for an electrocaloric cooling device
Published in Applied physics letters (26-01-2015)“…The electrocaloric effect (ECE), i.e., the conversion of the electric into the thermal energy has recently become of great importance for development of a new…”
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Scalable High Refractive Index polystyrene-sulfur nanocomposites via in situ inverse vulcanization
Published in Scientific reports (10-09-2020)“…In this work, we demostrate the preparation of low cost High Refractive Index polystyrene-sulfur nanocomposites in one step by combining inverse vulcanization…”
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Oriented Gold Nanorods and Gold Nanorod Chains within Smectic Liquid Crystal Topological Defects
Published in ACS nano (25-07-2017)“…We show that the use of oriented linear arrays of smectic A defects, the so-called smectic oily streaks, enables the orientation of gold nanorods (GNRs) for a…”
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Structural, dielectric, and ferroelectric properties of lead-free BCZT ceramics elaborated by low-temperature hydrothermal processing
Published in Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics (01-07-2020)“…Lead-free Ba 0.85 Ca 0.15 Zr 0.10 Ti 0.90 O 3 (BCZT) ceramics have demonstrated excellent dielectric, ferroelectric, and piezoelectric properties in comparison…”
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Numerical modelling and experimental validation of a regenerative electrocaloric cooler
Published in International journal of refrigeration (01-02-2019)“…•2D numerical model of a device with an active electrocaloric regenerator is presented.•Material hysteresis greatly impacts the efficiency of the cooling…”
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Thermal-stability of the enhanced piezoelectric, energy storage and electrocaloric properties of a lead-free BCZT ceramic
Published in RSC advances (02-03-2021)“…The lead-free Ba 0.85 Ca 0.15 Zr 0.10 Ti 0.90 O 3 (BCZT) relaxor ferroelectric ceramic has aroused much attention due to its enhanced piezoelectric, energy…”
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Electrocaloric effect and high energy storage efficiency in lead-free Ba0.95Ca0.05Ti0.89Sn0.11O3 ceramic elaborated by sol–gel method
Published in Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics (01-02-2022)“…Structural, dielectric, ferroelectric, energy storage properties, and electrocaloric effect were studied in lead-free ceramic Ba 0.95 Ca 0.05 Ti 0.89 Sn 0.11 O…”
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High energy storage efficiency and large electrocaloric effect in lead-free BaTi0.89Sn0.11O3 ceramic
Published in Ceramics international (15-10-2020)“…Lead-free BaTi0.89Sn0.11O3 (BTSn) ceramic was elaborated via a solid-state reaction method and its dielectric, ferroelectric, energy storage, electromechanical…”
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Thermally-stable high energy storage performances and large electrocaloric effect over a broad temperature span in lead-free BCZT ceramic
Published in RSC advances (20-08-2020)“…Ba 0.85 Ca 0.15 Zr 0.10 Ti 0.90 O 3 (BCZT) relaxor ferroelectric ceramics exhibit enhanced energy storage and electrocaloric performances due to their…”
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Enhanced electrical properties and large electrocaloric effect in lead-free Ba0.8Ca0.2ZrxTi1−xO3 (x = 0 and 0.02) ceramics
Published in Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics (01-10-2020)“…The effects of 2% Zr introduction in Ba 0.8 Ca 0.2 TiO 3 (BCT) system on its electrical and electrocaloric properties was investigated. BCT and Ba 0.8 Ca 0.2…”
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Enhanced near-ambient temperature energy storage and electrocaloric effect in the lead-free BaTi0.89Sn0.11O3 ceramic synthesized by sol–gel method
Published in Journal of materials science. Materials in electronics (01-06-2022)“…Lead-free perovskite materials with high performance have high potential in clean energy storage applications and developments of electrocaloric devices. This…”
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Nanoparticle-Stabilized Lattices of Topological Defects in Liquid Crystals
Published in International journal of thermophysics (2020)“…We present a review of nanoparticle (NP) stabilized lattices of topological defects (TDs) in liquid crystals (LCs). We focus on conditions for which chiral…”
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Novel lead-free BCZT-based ceramic with thermally-stable recovered energy density and increased energy storage efficiency
Published in Journal of Materiomics (01-07-2022)“…The eco-responsible lead-free piezoelectric ceramics have been intensively searched for more than a decade, however, the final goal to replace toxic ceramics…”
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The effect of magnetic nanoparticles upon the smectic-A to smectic-C phase transition
Published in Liquid crystals (19-02-2016)“…We report on wide-angle X-ray scattering measurements along the smectic-A to chiral ferroelectric smectic-C* phase transition of the liquid crystal SCE9 and…”
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Caloric effects in liquid crystal-based soft materials
Published in JPhys Energy (01-10-2023)“…With the increased environmental awareness, the search for environmentally friendlier heat-management techniques has been the topic of many scientific studies…”
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Controlling the Critical Behavior of Paranematic to Nematic Transition in Main-Chain Liquid Single-Crystal Elastomers
Published in Macromolecules (24-03-2009)“…We investigated the paranematic-to-nematic phase transition of nematic main-chain liquid single-crystal elastomers by means of high-resolution ac calorimetry…”
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Twist-grain boundary phase induced by Au nanoparticles in a chiral liquid crystal host
Published in Liquid crystals (09-08-2017)“…We report on the stabilisation of the liquid-crystalline, twist-grain boundary A (TGB A ) phase in mixtures of a chiral liquid crystal and…”
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Electrocaloric and elastocaloric effects in soft materials
Published in Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series A: Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences (13-08-2016)“…Materials with large caloric effect have the promise of realizing solid-state refrigeration which has potential to be more efficient and environmentally…”
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Role of the microstructure in the neutron and gamma-ray irradiation stability of solution-derived Ba0.5Sr0.5TiO3 thin films
Published in Acta materialia (15-04-2015)“…The influence of neutron and gamma-ray irradiation on the kilohertz- and microwave-range dielectric properties of polycrystalline Ba0.5Sr0.5TiO3 thin films was…”
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Influence of Synthesis-Related Microstructural Features on the Electrocaloric Effect for 0.9Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–0.1PbTiO3 Ceramics
Published in Crystals (Basel) (01-04-2021)“…Despite having a very similar electrocaloric (EC) coefficient, i.e., the EC temperature change divided by the applied electric field, the…”
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