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Microstructure, dielectric, and energy storage performance of (Zn1/3Nb2/3)4+ complex-ion modified (Ba0.85Ca0.15)(Zr0.10Ti0.90)O3 ceramics

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In this study, (Ba0.85Ca0.15)(Zr0.10Ti0.90)1-x(Zn1/3Nb2/3)xO3 ceramics were synthesized by conventional solid-phase methods, referred to as BCZT-xZN (x = 0.0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.4). The effects of adding different contents of (Zn1/3Nb2/3)4+ ion on the microstructure, dielectric and ferroelectric properties of BCZT ceramics were studied. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) results showed that the average particle size of the samples was significantly reduced after the addition of (Zn1/3Nb2/3)4+ ion, and a second phase appeared when the addition amount was ≥ 0.3. The dielectric properties show that with (Zn1/3Nb2/3)4+ ion replacing the B-site of BCZT ceramics, the dielectric constant decreases significantly and the Curie temperature decreases below room temperature. At the same time, we observed that the ceramic has good stability to temperature (-150 °C–200 °C) and frequency (102–106 Hz) changes. The addition of (Zn1/3Nb2/3)4+ ion can significantly reduce the residual polarization and improve the breakdown strength of ceramics. When x = 0.3, The maximum energy storage density of ceramics is 0.994 J/cm3, which is about four times higher than that of pure BCZT ceramic (0.25 J/cm3). These findings fully demonstrate the great potential of BCZT ceramics in energy storage.

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This work is funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51302061), Natural Science Foundation of Hebei province (Grant No. E2014201076 and E2020201021), and Research Innovation Team of College of Chemistry and Environmental Science of Hebei University (Grant No. hxkytd2102).

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All authors contributed to study conception and design. Material preparation was performed by KA, TF, FH, and data collection and analysis were performed by QS, ZY. The first draft of the manuscript was written by QS, and all authors commented on previous versions of the manuscript. Final manuscript read and approved by all authors.

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Shi, Q., An, K., Yu, Z. et al. Microstructure, dielectric, and energy storage performance of (Zn1/3Nb2/3)4+ complex-ion modified (Ba0.85Ca0.15)(Zr0.10Ti0.90)O3 ceramics. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 33, 18487–18496 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-022-08701-z

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