PUBLICATIONS
Phase change materials for more efficient household refrigeration
Phase Change Materials for Performance Enhancement in Household Refrigeration: A Review
CONFERENCES
Our Young Researchers Present at the International Conference of PhD Students in Mechanical Engineering
The International Conference of PhD Students in Mechanical Engineering brought together doctoral researchers from the Universities of Ljubljana, Maribor, and Zagreb.
PUBLICATIONS
Comprehensive thermodynamic screening of low-GWP refrigerant mixtures for micro-scale vapour compression refrigerators and heat pumps
LAHDE published paper on refrigerant mixtures suitable for micro-scale systems
PUBLICATIONS
Direct Characterization of Electrocaloric and Magnetocaloric Responses in Multicaloric Composite Films
Researchers from the Jožef Stefan Institute, the University of Ljubljana, the University of Barcelona, IFW-Dresden and collaborating institutions have published the article Direct observation of room-temperature electrocaloric and magnetocaloric responses in multicaloric composite films in the Journal of the European Ceramic Society.
CONFERENCES
Thermag XI 2026: A successful gathering of the solid-state thermal community
The 11th IIR Conference on Solid-State Cooling, Heating and Energy Harvesting – Thermag XI, held from 7-11 June in Ljubljana, Slovenia, has concluded successfully.
PUBLICATIONS
New article: Roadmap for electrocaloric films characterization
Article Roadmap for electrocaloric films characterization published in iScience (Cell Press).
Uncategorized
Cool BatMan featured as M-ERA.NET Success Story
The project aimed to build a fundamental understanding of the dynamic thermal behavior of a compact cooling concept.
CONFERENCES
High-temperature electrocaloric heat pump presented at the High-temperature heat pump symposium
LAHDE presented high-temperature electrocaloric heat pump on HTHP Symposium.
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A completed research secondment at the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM)
Our PhD student Kamyar Dobakhti recently completed a research secondment at the Bundesanstalt für Materialforschung und -prüfung (BAM).
PUBLICATIONS
Ultra-high-temperature electrocaloric heat pump
Researchers from LAHDE have published a first study of high-temperature electrocaloric heat pump.
PUBLICATIONS
Emerging opportunities for high-temperature solid-state and gas-cycle heat pumps
Researchers from LAHDE, together with an international team, have published a study in Nature Energy.
CONFERENCES
Delft days on magnetocaloric 2025
On November 20 and 21, the 6th DDMC Conference took place in Delft, Netherlands, organized by the Technical University of Delft.
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Heat4Energy School “Simulations, data mining and artificial intelligence”
From November 17th to 19th, the school “Simulations, data mining and artificial intelligence” took place in Delft, Netherlands, for PhD students participating in the HEAT4ENERGY project.
CONFERENCES
We visited European Cryogenics Days (ECD) 2025 and Cryogenics Workshop (CHMT) 2025
Set on the green campus of the University of Twente, the European Cryogenics Days (ECD) 2025 and Cryogenics Workshop (CHMT) 2025 brought together leading experts from academia and industry to explore the latest advancements in cryogenics.
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MAGCCINE – 1st annual meeting in Grenoble
The first annual meeting of the MAGCCINE consortium took place on 17 October 2025 in Grenoble. The event was hosted by the Institut Néel (CNRS).
PUBLICATIONS
Numerical study of macroscopic thermal diodes: influence of interface topography and contact resistance
We continue our exploration of solid-state thermal diodes – a compact, fully passive asset for next-generation thermal management.
Our latest paper, “Numerical study of macroscopic thermal diodes: influence of interface topography and contact resistance,” has just been published in iScience (IF 4.1).
CONFERENCES
SDEWES Conference 2025 Dubrovnik, Croatia
Modeling activities within Senergy nets project were presented at SDEWES conference in Dubrovnik.
PUBLICATIONS
AI-Driven Monte Carlo Uncertainty Analysis of Curie Temperature Effects on Active Magnetic Regenerator Performance
In the paper AI-Driven Monte Carlo Uncertainty Analysis of Curie Temperature Effects on Active Magnetic Regenerator Performance , published in the International Journal of Refrigeration (IF = 3.8), researchers from the Laboratory for Refrigeration and District Energy revisited the methodology for analyzing the impact of statistical variations in Curie temperature on the performance of multilayer magnetocaloric regenerators.
PUBLICATIONS
Influence of Layering and Curie Temperature Uncertainty on the Performance of Magnetocaloric Regenerators
An article titled Influence of Layering and Curie Temperature Uncertainty on the Performance of Magnetocaloric Regenerators published in Advanced Functional Materials (IF = 19.0).