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Energy storage performance of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-based relaxor ferroelectrics with wide temperature range

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Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-based ceramics play a pivotal role in energy storage applications due to their significant attributes, such as large maximum polarization. However, the considerable remnant polarization limits its application impulse capacitor applications. To address this limitation, we conceived and synthesized lead-free relaxor ferroelectric ceramics with the composition (1 − x)(Bi0.5Na0.5)TiO3 − xSr(Ti0.5Zr0.5)O3 (BNT-SZT). By incorporating Sr(Ti0.5Zr0.5)O3, we enhanced the energy storage characteristics by inducing relaxor behavior and improving the dielectric breakdown strength. Notably, the 0.7BNT-0.3SZT ceramics exhibited a substantial recoverable energy storage density of 3.79 J/cm3 at 260 kV/cm. Furthermore, these ceramics demonstrated remarkable temperature stability, manifesting a consistent Wrec within the range of 1.41 to 1.59 J/cm3 across a broad temperature span of 20 to 160 °C at 150 kV/cm. Additionally, the 0.7BNT-0.3SZT ceramic displayed exceptional energy release properties, characterized by a high discharge energy density (Wd = 1.17 ~ 1.42 J/cm3) and rapid discharge time (t0.9 ~ 0.259 μs). These discernible outcomes underscore the potential of BNT-SZT ceramics as a promising lead-free material for energy storage applications.

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Financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and Education Department of Jiangxi Province are gratefully acknowledged. The authors truly acknowledge the infrastructural support received from the Department of Material Science and Engineering at Jingdezhen Ceramic University.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 52062018) and Education Department of Jiangxi Province (Grant No. GJJ2201044).

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XJ was responsible for conceptualization, methodology, data curation, writing, reviewing, and editing of the manuscript, visualization, supervision, and funding acquisition. Material preparation, data collection, and analysis were performed by HW and XN. BX assisted in dielectric measurements of the samples, discussion of the results, and reviewing of the manuscript. XH and CC participated in supervision of the work, discussion of the results, and reviewing of the manuscript. The first draft of the manuscript were written by XN and HW. All authors have read and approved the final manuscript.

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Nie, X., Wang, H., Xu, B. et al. Energy storage performance of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-based relaxor ferroelectrics with wide temperature range. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 35, 203 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-023-11892-8

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