Barocaloric effect near the structural phase transition in the Rb2KTiOF5 oxyfluoride

The barocaloric effect (BCE) in the oxyfluoride Rb2KTiOF5 has been studied in the vicinity of the structural phase transition at a temperature of 215 K in the pressure range 0-0.6 GPa. It has been established that the extensive and intensive barocaloric effects are Delta S-BCE similar to -46 J/kg K and Delta T (AD) similar to 18 K, respectively, over a wide temperature range 215-280 K. The studies performed have shown that the external hydrostatic pressure is a very effective tool for changing the entropy and temperature of the crystals which undergo structural phase transitions accompanied by a large change in the entropy.