Molecule-based Magneto/electro/mechano-Calorics

基于分子的磁/电/机械热学

• 批准号: EP/Y036565/1
• 负责人: David Oliver
• 金额: $ 33.22万
• 依托单位: Sunamp (United Kingdom)
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Research Grant
• 财政年份: 2024
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2024 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=EP%2FY036565%2F1
• 关键词: Molecule; based; Magneto; electro; mechano

MolCal will contribute to establishing a critical mass of researchers in promising exploratory topics on caloric materials and energy conversion technologies for solid-state cooling and heating applications at near-ambient and very-low temperatures. Temperature control systems are responsible for approximately half of the EU energy consumption expenditure. This figure alone amply justifies the need to dedicate great efforts to the search for alternative refrigeration and heat pump methods. Research on caloric materials has never been as active as it is now, due to the prospect of new-generation refrigerators and heat pumps that are energy efficient and environmentally friendly, on the one hand, and the policies on low-energy consumption and global warming refrigerants, on the other. MolCal presents an approach never tried before in similar collaborative research training programmes. We will consider caloric materials that fall under the umbrella of molecule-based materials and can respond to different sources of the driving stimulus, be it magnetic, electric, and/or mechanical. Since there is no clear-cut consensus on which type of caloric material holds the most promise, this multi-front approach will be an advantage because it will permit transfer of methods already developed from the magnetocaloric subfield into the others, which are increasingly in the spotlight because of their enormous potentiality. Furthermore, MolCal will develop devices based on low-cost barocaloric materials and, due to the molecular characteristics, will progress towards challenging applications by exploring the limits of the smallest size of magnetic refrigerators. Academic and non-academic leaders, from top research institutions in Europe and outside, will expose the doctoral researchers to integrative, multidisciplinary, and multisectoral training in chemistry, materials science, physics, device development, and relevant transversal skills.

MolCal 将有助于在接近环境温度和极低温度下的固态冷却和加热应用的热量材料和能量转换技术的有前景的探索性主题中建立足够数量的研究人员。温度控制系统约占欧盟能源消耗支出的一半。仅这个数字就足以证明需要付出巨大努力来寻找替代制冷和热泵方法。热量材料的研究从未像现在这样活跃，一方面是由于新一代节能环保的冰箱和热泵的前景，以及低能耗和全球变暖的政策另一方面，制冷剂。 MolCal 提出了一种以前在类似的合作研究培训项目中从未尝试过的方法。我们将考虑属于分子材料范畴的热量材料，并且可以响应不同的驱动刺激源，无论是磁的、电的和/或机械的。由于对于哪种类型的热量材料最有希望还没有明确的共识，这种多前沿方法将是一个优势，因为它将允许将已经开发的方法从磁热子领域转移到其他领域，这些方法越来越多地应用于其他领域。因其巨大的潜力而受到关注。此外，MolCal 将开发基于低成本压热材料的设备，并且由于其分子特性，将通过探索磁性制冷机最小尺寸的极限，向具有挑战性的应用迈进。来自欧洲内外顶尖研究机构的学术和非学术领导者将使博士研究人员接受化学、材料科学、物理、设备开发和相关横向技能方面的综合、多学科和多部门培训。