20.500.12556/RUL-182918 Roadmap for electrocaloric films characterization The development of electrocaloric (EC) elements for cooling technologies has progressed by integrating the EC layers onto various substrates. However, a precise understanding of heat losses on direct characterization methods is still lacking, particularly in the infrared (IR) camera method. In this work, we perform numerical simulations on EC film structures to benchmark the substrate influence on the cooling output of the structure for characterization purposes. Substrates with low thermal effusivity (≤3 kW ▫$s^{1/2} m^{−2} K^{−1}$▫) exhibit minimal influence on the output of films. Simulations were also performed to investigate the impact of EC film and black-paint coating thicknesses on the correction factor for IR characterization methods. A single-digit correction factor can be achieved if the EC film is thicker than the coating. Our results offer a roadmap for designing EC structures for cooling at the micro-to-nano scales. simulation in materials science materials characterization techniques films IR thermography thin-film coatings electrocaloric elements znanost o materialih simulacija karakterizacija materialov premazi IR termografija tankoslojni nanosi elektrokalorični elementi true false true Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik Članek v reviji 2026-05-28 09:34:29 2026-05-28 09:34:34 2026-05-29 04:37:02 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 8, e1 str. issue 6, art. 115965 Vol. 29 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 0000-00-00 620.1:621.384.3 2589-0042 10.1016/j.isci.2026.115965 279632131 Regis,_Tomc...Roadmap....pdf Regis,_Tomc...Roadmap....pdf 1 5FE0FA61479E7BA477FC213167D562C2 11076e96fc5c84de32e6611a0248d7fdedaf754c6a936ed491db747462e7ee25 fec22201-5a67-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=234574 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004226013404 1 54f76885-5a67-11f1-b0ab-0050569b8976 https://repozitorij.uni-lj.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=234573 Fakulteta za strojništvo 0 0 0