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Enhanced synthesis, structure, and ferroelectric properties of Nb-modified 1−x [Bi0.5 (Na0.4K0.1) (Ti1−xNbx)]O3−x(Ba0.7Sr0.3)TiO3 ceramics for energy storage applications

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BNKTN-BST ceramics (1−x)[Bi0.5(Na0.4K0.1)(Ti1−xNbx)]O−x(Ba0.7Sr0.3)TiO3, (x = 0.00, 0.025, 0.050, 0.075) were synthesized by conventional solid-state reaction method. The prepared compounds were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), ferroelectric, piezoelectric, and energy storage behavior. Powder-XRD characterization revealed a perovskite phase of all the prepared compounds and EDX analysis confirmed the presence of all the elements in the composition. The P-E hysteresis loops of the BNKTN-BST ceramics were measured under an electric field of 10–60 kV/cm at room temperature. BNKTN-BST at (x = 0.075) ceramics show higher piezoelectric constant d33 and energy storage efficiency of 127 pC/N and 68.2% respectively. Therefore, BNKTN-BST ceramic is a promising candidate which can be used in the energy storage capacitor and piezoelectric sensor applications.

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The authors would like to thank the CMR Institute of Technology, Bangalore, for Powder XRD and IISC Bangalore for EDX characterization and SSN-CREST, Kalavakkam, Chennai, for ferroelectric and piezoelectric studies.

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    M. Antony Lilly Grace

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    R. Sambasivam

  3. Center for Radiation, Environmental Science and Technology, SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, 603110, India

    Rajesh Narayana Perumal & Venkatraj Athikesavan

  4. Department of Physics, SSN College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, 603 110, India

    Rajesh Narayana Perumal & Venkatraj Athikesavan

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Grace, M.A.L., Sambasivam, R., Perumal, R.N. et al. Enhanced synthesis, structure, and ferroelectric properties of Nb-modified 1−x [Bi0.5 (Na0.4K0.1) (Ti1−xNbx)]O3−x(Ba0.7Sr0.3)TiO3 ceramics for energy storage applications. J Aust Ceram Soc 56, 157–165 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s41779-019-00441-4

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