  Kirigami, a traditional Japanese art of paper-cutting, has recently been
explored for its elastocaloric effect (ECE) in kirigami-based materials (KMs),
where applying strain induces temperature changes. In this study, we
investigate the ECE in a nanoscale graphene kirigami (GK) monolayer,
representing the thinnest possible KM, to better understand this phenomenon.
Through molecular dynamics simulations, we analyze the temperature change and
coefficient of performance (COP) of the nanoscale GK architecture. Our findings
reveal that while GKs lack the intricate temperature changes observed in
macroscopic KMs, they exhibit a substantial temperature change of approximately
9.32 K (23 times higher than that of macroscopic KMs, which is about 0.4K) for
heating and -3.50 K for cooling. Additionally, they demonstrate reasonable COP
values of approximately 1.57 and 0.62, respectively. It is noteworthy that the
one-atom-thick graphene configuration prevents the occurrence of the complex
temperature distribution observed in macroscopic KMs.
