IP Library Granted Patent US 12,523,397
Granted Patent B2
US 12,523,397 · App. 18/578,706 · Granted Jan 13, 2026

Application of ammonium ion-containing halogen compound in solid-state refrigeration

Inventors: Bing Li (Shenyang, CN); Ji Qi (Shenyang, CN); Zhidong Zhang (Shenyang, CN)
F25B9/006C09K5/06
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Patent No.
US 12,523,397
App. No.
18/578,706
Granted
Jan 13, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention aims to provide an application of an ammonium ion-containing halogen compound in solid-state refrigeration and a novel efficient solid-state refrigeration method driven by a pressure. The ammonium ion-containing halogen compound is characterized in that phase change can be induced with only a small pressure, resulting in a huge barocaloric effect, and the unit pressure thereof drives the phase-change temperature displacement as high as 0.81 Kmin −1 . Ammonium iodide produces 89.07 J kg −1 K −1 isothermal entropy change under a pressure of 20 MPa; and the use of this material for a refrigeration cycle is far superior to other material systems having a barocaloric effect.

Claims (5)

1 . A solid-state refrigeration refrigerant, comprising NH 4 I, wherein when a hydrostatic pressure is 20 MPa, an isothermal entropy change driven by the hydrostatic pressure is 89.07 Jkg−1 K−1, a phase transition temperature driven by unit pressure is dP/dT which is 0.81 KMPa−1.

2 . A solid-state refrigeration method, comprising a step of using one or more of NH 4 I, NH 4 Cl, and NH 4 Br as refrigerants to achieve heat transfer and refrigeration effect, wherein the method is driven by a hydrostatic pressure which does not exceed 80 MPa.

3 . The solid-state refrigeration method according to claim 2 , wherein the hydrostatic pressure is 30 MPa-60 MPa.

4 . A solid-state refrigeration method, comprising a step of using NH 4 I as a refrigerant to achieve heat transfer and refrigeration effect, wherein an application temperature range is 268-332K, wherein the method is driven by a hydrostatic pressure which does not exceed 80 MPa.

5 . The solid-state refrigeration method according to claim 4 , wherein the hydrostatic pressure is 30 MPa-60 MPa.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 11, 2024
From: LI, BING; QI, JI; ZHANG, ZHIDONG
To: INSTITUTE OF METAL RESEARCH, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202110837618.3 · Jul 23, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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