Structure, dielectric, ferroelectric, and energy density properties of (1-x)BZT-xBCT ceramic capacitors for energy storage applications

Venkata Sreenivas Puli*, Dhiren K. Pradhan, Douglas B. Chrisey, M. Tomozawa, G. L. Sharma, J. F. Scott, Ram S. Katiyar

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Abstract

We investigate the dielectric, ferroelectric, and energy density properties of Pb-free (1 - x)BZT-xBCT ceramic capacitors at higher sintering temperature (1600 A degrees C). A significant increase in the dielectric constant, with relatively low loss was observed for the investigated {Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O-3}((1-x) ){(Ba0.7Ca0.3)TiO3} (x) (x = 0.10, 0.15, 0.20) ceramics; however, electric breakdown was low (140, 170, 134 kV/cm), and of which room temperature (300 K) charging curve energy density values are largest 0.88, 0.94, and 0.87 J/cm(3) with maximum high dielectric constant values 7800, 8400, and 5200, respectively. Bulk ceramic BZT-BCT materials have shown interesting energy densities with good energy storage efficiency (72 %) at high sintering temperature; they might be one of the strong candidates for high energy density capacitor applications in an environmentally protective atmosphere.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2151-2157
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Materials Science
Volume48
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2013

Keywords

  • TITANATE THIN-FILMS
  • PIEZOELECTRIC PROPERTIES
  • SINTERING TEMPERATURE
  • MICROSTRUCTURE

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