Novel pathway harnesses crystal lattice disorder to enhance electrocaloric cooling in barium titanate based systems

https://www.nanowerk.com/nanotechnology-news3/newsid=66019.php

"electricity generated cooling more efficient, cost-effective, environmentally friendly... ceramic BaTi1-x-ySnxZryO3 created mixing different elements introducing size disorder in atoms/ changes in structure, reulting in 0.80 K temperature drop using electric field... maintains large cooling over wide temperature range" see also: New route based on lattice disorder developed to improve electrocaloric effect https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1066157

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