The dielectric property of relaxor ferroelectric 0.93Pb(Zn₁/₃Nb₂/₃)O₃-0.07PbTiO₃ single crystals (PZN-0.07PT) is studied to investigate the ferroelectric phase transition. The temperature dependence of the susceptibility of the central peak in the light scattering shows a very similar behavior to the real part of the dielectric constant, indicating that the diffuse peak in the temperature dependence of the dielectric constant is induced by relaxation of the polarization. We suggest that the origin of the relaxation above T(m) is the non-180° polarization flipping of a small polar nanoregion (PNR). Additionally, the behavior of the PNRs is interpreted through both the Brillouin spectra and high-energy synchrotron-radiation powder diffraction patterns. Our results reveal that T*~ 499K is the temperature below which the growth rate of the dynamic polarization fluctuation is suppressed by the additional random electric field induced by the generation of the static PNRs.
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Nat Commun
January 2025
State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410083, China.
Next-generation advanced high/pulsed power capacitors rely heavily on dielectric ceramics with high energy storage performance. Although high entropy relaxor ferroelectric exhibited enormous potential in functional materials, the chemical short-range order, which is a common phenomenon in high entropy alloys to modulate performances, have been paid less attention here. We design a chemical short-range order strategy to modulate polarization response under external electric field and achieve substantial enhancements of energy storage properties, i.
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January 2025
Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Materials Genome Engineering, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing, China.
Electric field induced antiferroelectric-ferroelectric phase transition is a double-edged sword for energy storage properties, which not only offers a congenital superiority with substantial energy storage density but also poses significant challenges such as large polarization hysteresis and poor efficiency, deteriorating the operation and service life of capacitors. Here, entropy increase effect is utilized to simultaneously break the long-range antiferroelectric order and locally adjust the fourfold commensurate modulated polarization configuration, leading to a breakthrough in the trade-off between recoverable energy storge density (14.8 J cm) and efficiency (90.
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January 2025
Silicon Austria Labs GmbH, Graz, Austria.
Perovskites at the crossover between ferroelectric and relaxor are often used to realize dielectric capacitors with high energy and power density and simultaneously good efficiency. Lead-free BiNaTiO is gaining importance in showing an alternative to lead-based devices. Here we show that ()BiNaTiO - BaZr Ti O (best: 0.
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December 2024
School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yan'an University, Yan'an 716000, China.
In this work, the rare earth element Ce was incorporated into the A-site of SrBaNbO ferroelectric ceramics, which was prepared using the conventional solid state reaction method and sintered under different procedures. A comprehensive investigation was conducted to assess the impact of Ce doping and varying sintering procedures on both the relaxor characteristics and electrical properties of the ceramics. When sintered at 1300 °C for 4 h, the grains exhibited an isometric shape.
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January 2025
Inner Mongolia Key Laboratory of Advanced Ceramic Materials and Devices, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou 014010, China.
Lead-free ceramic-based dielectric capacitors are critical in electronics and environmental safety. Nevertheless, developing ideal lead-free ceramics with excellent energy storage properties remains a challenging task for practical applications. Herein, the enhanced relaxation behavior and increased breakdown electric field are utilized to realize the high energy storage behavior of (0.
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