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Publication Date
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2026-07-06 |
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Title
| Tunable electrocaloric effect in lead scandium tantalate through calcium doping [* Cross-Reference *] |
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Other Identifier
| https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-71911-0
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Author
| Youri Nouchokgwe (Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology) - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3594-694X
Natalya S. Fedorova (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology) - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6189-2266
Veronika Kovacova (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology) - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9281-3732
Veronika Kovacova (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology) - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9281-3732
Ivana Gorican (Jožef Stefan Institute)
Silvo Drmovsek (Jožef Stefan Institute)
Binayak Mukherjee (Jožef Stefan Institute) - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5456-1626
Uroš Prah (Jožef Stefan Institute) - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1226-9819
Michele Melchiorre (University of Luxembourg) - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0536-907X
Torsten Granzow (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology) - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3777-4689
Uros Prah (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology) - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1226-9819
Guillaume F. Nataf (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Centre Val de Loire, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées Centre Val de Loire) - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9215-4717
Jorge Íñiguez-González (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology)
Mael Guennou (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology) - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9349-3024
Hana Uršič (Jožef Stefan Institute) - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4525-404X
Jorge Íñiguez-González (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology)
Emmanuel Defaÿ (University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology) - ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1462-8969 |
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Description
| State-of-the-art electrocaloric cooling prototypes rely on the conventional electrocaloric effect of ferroelectric lead scandium tantalate (PbSc0.5Ta0.5O3, PST), which peaks near room temperature. Here, we demonstrate that A-site calcium doping in highly ordered PST modifies its phase transitions and enables precise tuning of the electrocaloric response. The transition temperature shifts down to 258 K and up to 319 K, depending on Ca concentration. Calorimetry under electric field, electrical polarization loops, and piezoresponse force microscopy reveal the emergence of an intermediate antiferroelectric phase stabilized for Ca ≥ 2%. These results are supported by first-principles calculations. We observe conventional electrocaloric effect for Ca ≤ 2% and inverse electrocaloric effect at higher doping (≥ 2%). Under an applied field of 110 kV cm−1, Ca-doped PST exhibits an adiabatic temperature change of 2 K over a range from 263 K to 353 K. Such Ca-doped PST compounds could be used to expand the temperature range of PST below the freezing point of water. Our results offer a pathway to cascaded electrocaloric cooling devices with extended operating spans. (2026-04-15)
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Subject
| Engineering; Physics |
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Keyword
| Antiferroelectricity
Scandium
Materials science
Doping
Tantalate
Phase (matter)
Lead (geology)
Calcium
Ferroelectricity
Chemistry
Optoelectronics
Metallurgy
Geology
Dielectric |
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Topic Classification
| Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
Solid-state spectroscopy and crystallography |
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Deposit Date
| 2026-04-15 |
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Data Type
| Preprint |
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Data Source
| Nature Communications |