Thermally stable energy storage properties in relaxor BNT‐6BT‐modified antiferroelectric PNZST ceramics

• Published in: Journal of the American Ceramic Society Vol. 103; no. 10; pp. 5769 - 5777
• Main Authors: Li, Ling, Wang, Rui‐Xue, Zhang, Shan‐Tao
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Columbus Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Antiferroelectricity; BNT‐6BT; Cations; Ceramics; Composite structures; Energy; Energy storage; Extrusion; Flux density; Grain boundaries; Mapping; Optimization; PNZST; Properties (attributes); Relaxors; Solid solutions; Storage capacity; Thermal stability; Tin dioxide
• ISSN: 0002-7820; 1551-2916
• DOI: 10.1111/jace.17087

Relaxor ferroelectric 0.94Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3‐0.06BaTiO3‐modified antiferroelectric Pb0.99Nb0.02[(Zr0.57Sn0.43)0.94Ti0.06]0.98O3 ceramics, (1−x)PNZST‐x(BNT‐6BT), were prepared to acquire high energy storage and thermal stability properties. X‐ray diffraction and element mapping revealed that a solid solution between PNZST and BNT‐6BT occurs, and Ti cations enter the PNZST lattice, partly extruding Sn cations and leading to the formation of isolated SnO2 particles at the grain boundaries and a 0‐3 type composite structure. Such a composite structure helps to create deviatoric stress in the solid solution component. The BNT‐6BT content significantly influences the energy storage capacity, and the x = 0.2 composition renders optimal performance. The room‐temperature‐recoverable energy density and energy efficiency are 2.23 J/cm3 and 78%, respectively, at 260 kV/cm. Both parameters vary less than 6% within a temperature range of 25°C and 125°C. The improved energy storage and temperature stability indicate that the ceramics can potentially be applied in pulse power capacitors and that this relaxor‐modified antiferroelectric ceramic preparation method is a valuable reference for further optimizing the functional properties.