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Novel BaTiO3‑based, Ag/Pd-compatible lead-free relaxors with superior energy storage performance

  • Huijing Yang
  • , Zhilun Lu
  • , Linhao Li
  • , Weichao Bao
  • , Hongfen Ji
  • , Jinglei Li
  • , Antonio Feteira
  • , Fangfang Xu
  • , Yong Zhang
  • , Huajun Sun
  • , Zhichao Huang
  • , Weichao Lou
  • , Kaixin Song
  • , Shikuan Sun
  • , Ge Wang*
  • , Dawei Wang*
  • , Ian M. Reaney
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • University of Sheffield
  • Tangshan Normal University
  • Henry Royce Institute
  • CAS - Shanghai Institute of Ceramics
  • Xi'an Technological University
  • Xi'an Jiaotong University
  • Sheffield Hallam University
  • Wuhan University of Technology
  • Hangzhou Dianzi University

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Abstract

Ceramic dielectrics are reported with superior energy storage performance for applications, such as power electronics in electrical vehicles. A recoverable energy density (Wrec) of ∼4.55 J cm−3 with η ∼ 90% is achieved in lead-free relaxor BaTiO3-0.06Bi2/3(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 ceramics at ∼520 kV cm−1. These ceramics may be co-fired with Ag/Pd, which constitutes a major step forward toward their potential use in the fabrication of commercial multilayer ceramic capacitors. Compared to stoichiometric Bi(Mg2/3Nb1/3)O3-doped BaTiO3 (BT), A-site deficient Bi2/3(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 reduces the electrical heterogeneity of BT. Bulk conductivity differs from the grain boundary only by 1 order of magnitude which, coupled with a smaller volume fraction of conducting cores due to enhanced diffusion of the dopant via A-site vacancies in the A-site sublattice, results in higher breakdown strength under an electric field. This strategy can be employed to develop new dielectrics with improved energy storage performance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)43942-43949
Number of pages8
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume12
Issue number39
DOIs
StatePublished - 30 Sep 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • BaTiO
  • Capacitors
  • Ceramics
  • Dielectric
  • Energy storage
  • Lead-free

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