Ultrahigh energy storage properties in (Sr0.7Bi0.2)TiO3-Bi(Mg0.5Zr0.5)O3 lead-free ceramics and potential for high-temperature capacitors

Abstract

Due to the enhanced demand for numerous electrical energy storage applications, including applications at elevated temperatures, dielectric capacitors with optimized energy storage properties have attracted extensive attention. In this study, a series of lead-free strontium bismuth titanate based relaxor ferroelectric ceramics have been successfully synthesized by high temperature solid-state reaction. The ultrahigh recoverable energy storage density of 4.2 J/cm3 under 380 kV/cm, with the high efficiency of 88%, was obtained in the sample with x = 0.06. Of particular importance is that this ceramic composition exhibits excellent energy storage performance over a wide work temperature up to 150 °C, with strong fatigue endurance and fast discharge speed. All these merits demonstrate the studied ceramic system is a potential candidate for high-temperature capacitors as energy storage devices.