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A Multifunctional Lead-Free Ferroelectric Transparent Ceramic (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 Modified by Sr(Bi0.5Nb0.5)O3 with High Transmittance

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(1 − x)(K0.5Na0.5)NbO3-xSr(Bi0.5Nb0.5)O3 (KNN-xSBN, x = 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.07) ceramics were designed and prepared by solid-phase method. The effects of different SBN content in solid solution on the transmittance, microstructure, phase structure, ferroelectric properties, and energy storage properties of ceramic samples were studied. After adding the second component SBN, the phase structure of KNN ceramics changes from tetragonal phase structure to cubic phase structure, and the grain size reaches the micron level, so that it exhibits good light transmittance and also retains good ferroelectricity, energy storage, and other performance parameters. It is a multifunctional material with excellent performance. When x = 0.06, the transmittance of the ceramic sample is the highest; the transmittance in the visible light band (780 nm) reaches 64.64%, and the transmittance in the near-infrared band reaches 71.68% (1100 nm); when x = 0.07, energy storage efficiency η reaches 74%.

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This work is supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (61965007), Guangxi Nature Science Foundation, P. R. China (2018GXNSFDA281042) and Guangxi Key Laboratory of Information Materials, (Guilin University of Electronic Technology), P. R. China (201007-Z).

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Yu, C., Liu, H., Wang, L. et al. A Multifunctional Lead-Free Ferroelectric Transparent Ceramic (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 Modified by Sr(Bi0.5Nb0.5)O3 with High Transmittance. J. Electron. Mater. (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11664-024-11016-w

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