Jul 23, 2024
Solid-State Cooling: A Future Without Refrigerants
Posted by Saúl Morales Rodriguéz in categories: futurism, materials
Researchers have made significant advancements in understanding atomic-scale heat motion in materials, crucial for developing solid-state cooling technology.
This technology, which operates without traditional refrigerants or moving parts, uses materials like nickel-cobalt-manganese-indium magnetic shape-memory alloys to exploit the magnetocaloric effect for efficient cooling.
A crucial knowledge gap in atomic-scale heat motion was recently bridged by a research team led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. This new understanding holds promise for enhancing materials to advance an emerging technology called solid-state cooling.