High-entropy (Na0.2Bi0.2Ba0.2Sr0.2Zn0.2)TiO3 ceramics with enhanced energy storage density and reliable stability

Chang Liu, Zhikang Ao, Yuhao Kong, Yang Du, Jianhong Zhang, Chongguang Lyu, Huifang Ma

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Abstract

High-entropy ceramics (HECs) have gained increasingly recent interest due to their fantastic physiochemical properties and rich compositions. The investigation of energy storage performance based on the temperature and frequency stability of HECs is still at an early stage, with limited reported studies. Here, we report lead-free (Na0.2Bi0.2Ba0.2Sr0.2Zn0.2)TiO3 (NBBSZT) HECs by a solid-state approach with a pressureless sintering process. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) studies demonstrate that NBBSZT HECs show a pure perovskite structure, uniform morphology and element distribution. Ferroelectric measurements indicate that the NBBSZT HECs exhibit an improved energy storage density of 1.03 J/cm3 and an efficiency of 77%, which is approximately 5 times and 17 times enhancement compared to Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3 (BNT) ceramics, respectively. The NBBSZT HECs also demonstrate excellent thermal stability and satisfactory frequency stability. More interestingly, the dielectric property studies show that the NBBSZT HECs exhibit frequency dispersion and diffuse phase transition. Temperature-dependent dielectric measurements indicate that the NBBSZT HECs exhibit better relaxor characteristics than that of BNT ceramics. These studies reveal that the high-entropy strategy provides a potential platform for designing ferroelectric ceramics.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2122-2127
Number of pages6
JournalCeramics International
Volume50
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2024

Keywords

  • (NaBiBaSrZn)TiO
  • Dielectric properties
  • Energy storage density
  • High-entropy ceramics
  • Relaxor ferroelectrics

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