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Includes bibliographical references.

1. Introduction to the barocaloric effect / Pol Lloveras and Josep-Llu�is Tamarit -- 2. Barocaloric effects in polymers / Alexander Magnus G. Carvalho, Lucas S. Paixa�ao and William Imamura -- 3. Barocaloric effect in magnetic and non-magnetic solid materials : theoretical approach and applications / Nilson Antunes de Oliveira -- 4. Barocaloric effect in ferroelastic fluorides and oxyfluorides / Igor N. Flerov, Evgeniy V. Bogdanov and Mikhail V. Gorev -- 5. Spin crossover complexes for barocaloric cooling / Karl G. Sandeman and Malcolm A. Halcrow -- 6. Hybrid organic-inorganic materials : introducing soft barocaloric materials for low-pressure applications / Javier Garc�ia-Ben, Ignacio Delgado-Ferreiro, Jorge Salgado-Beceiro and Juan Manuel Berm�udez-Garc�ia -- 7. Colossal barocaloric plastic crystals / Pol Lloveras, Zhe Zhang, Ming Zeng, Mar�ia Barrio, Yukinobu Kawakita, Dehong Yu, Shangchao Lin, Kuo Li, Xavier Moya, Josep-Llu�is Tamarit and Bing Li -- 8. Atomistic simulation of barocaloric effects / Claudio Cazorla -- 9. The use of the barocaloric effect for refrigeration : an evaluation of the energy performances and the environmental impact / Luca Cirillo, Adriana Greco and Claudia Masselli.

This text covers the wealth of barocaloric materials science while presenting an array of advanced research methods, both standard and custom-built, lab-scale and large-scale, experimental, theoretical and modelling. Topics include barocaloric effects in polymers, magnetic materials, ferroelastic fluorides and oxyfluorides, spin crossover complexes, hybrid perovskites and plastic crystals. The book also includes atomic simulations of barocaloric effects, and an evaluation of the energy performances and the environmental impact of the barocaloric effect for refrigeration. This book brings together the most relevant knowledge generated so far, comprehensively and in detail, in order to serve as a basis for graduate students as well as experienced researchers interested in entering the field.

Materials scientists, condensed matter physicists and development engineers working in the field of barocaloric effects, including fundamental research (experimental, theoretical and modelling) and device development. As the book will cover essential aspects as well as cutting-edge research, it will be useful for early career researchers and will stimulate further investigations for experienced researchers in the field.

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Dr. Pol Lloveras is an associate professor at Universitat Polit�ecnica de Catalunya, Spain, where he specializes in high-pressure techniques for the analysis of barocaloric effects. He has contributed to identifying for the first time several excellent barocaloric material families, such as ferroelectric materials, superionic conductors, plastic crystals and layered hybrid perovskites, and enjoys close collaborations with several top research groups around the world.

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