Abstract
We report a giant barocaloric effect in the spin-crossover compound with -(3′-hydroxypropyl)-1,2,4-triazole and -chlorobenzenesulfonate. The origin of the giant barocaloric effect comes from the strong coupling between the lattice vibration and the electronic states and of low and high spin in cores, respectively. Our theoretical and indirect experimental results lead to the barocaloric potential and , upon pressure changes kbar, which can easily be obtained experimentally. The giant barocaloric in leads to colossal refrigerant capacity of in a wide temperature span around (), the freezing temperature of the water.
- Received 30 August 2018
- Revised 15 November 2018
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.224408
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