Ba0.85Ca0.15Zr0.10Ti0.90O3(BCZT)lead-free ceramics demonstrated excellent dielectric,ferroelectric,and piezoelectric properties at the morphotropic phase boundary(MPB).So far,to study the effect of morphological chang...Ba0.85Ca0.15Zr0.10Ti0.90O3(BCZT)lead-free ceramics demonstrated excellent dielectric,ferroelectric,and piezoelectric properties at the morphotropic phase boundary(MPB).So far,to study the effect of morphological changes on dielectric and ferroelectric properties in lead-free BCZT ceramics,researchers have mostly focused on the influence of spherical grain shape change.In this study,BCZT ceramics with rod-like grains and aspect ratio of about 10 were synthesized by surfactant-assisted solvothermal route.X-ray diffraction(XRD)and selected area electron diffraction(SAED)performed at room temperature confirm the crystallization of pure perovskite with tetragonal symmetry.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)image showed that BCZT ceramics have kept the 1D rod-like grains with an average aspect ratio of about 4.Rod-like BCZT ceramics exhibit enhanced dielectric ferroelectric(εr=11,906,tanδ=0.014,Pr=6.01μC/cm^2,and Ec=2.46 kV/cm),and electrocaloric properties(ΔT=0.492 K andz=0.289(K×mm)/kV at 17 kV/cm)with respect to spherical BCZT ceramics.Therefore,rod-like BCZT lead-free ceramics have good potential to be used in solid-state refrigeration technology.展开更多
The eco-responsible lead-free piezoelectric ceramics have been intensively searched for more than adecade, however, the final goal to replace toxic ceramics like lead zirconate titanate (PZT) with lead-freecompounds, ...The eco-responsible lead-free piezoelectric ceramics have been intensively searched for more than adecade, however, the final goal to replace toxic ceramics like lead zirconate titanate (PZT) with lead-freecompounds, having comparable or even better performance has not yet been reached. In this road, thelead-free ceramics Ba_(0.85)Ca_(0.15)Zr_(0.1)Ti_(0.9)O_(3) (BCZT), possessing excellent dielectric, ferroelectric, andpiezoelectric properties are regarded as serious candidates for the PZT replacement. Besides, nano-structuring BCZT is of paramount importance to enhance these functionalities even more. Here, BCZTmultipodes are designed by template-growth hydrothermal synthesis using hydrogen zirconate titanatenanowires. We demonstrate that the fabricated BCZT multipodes exhibit high dielectric permittivity of5300 with a temperature stability coefficient of ±5.9% between 20 and 140℃. A significant recoveredenergy density of 315.0 mJ/cm^(3) with high thermal stability and high energy storage efficiency of 87.4%,and enhanced large-signal piezoelectric coefficient d^(*)_(33) (310 pm/V) are found. Compared to the tradi-tional BCZT ceramics reported in the literature, relying on high-temperature processing, our sampleexhibits boosted energy storage parameters at a much lower temperature. These outcomes may offer anew strategy to tailor eco-responsible relaxor ferroelectrics toward superior energy storage performancefor ceramic capacitor applications.展开更多
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge the generous financial support of CNRST Priority Program(PPR 15/2015)Slovenian Research Agency Program(P1-0125)European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Grant Agreement(No.778072).
文摘Ba0.85Ca0.15Zr0.10Ti0.90O3(BCZT)lead-free ceramics demonstrated excellent dielectric,ferroelectric,and piezoelectric properties at the morphotropic phase boundary(MPB).So far,to study the effect of morphological changes on dielectric and ferroelectric properties in lead-free BCZT ceramics,researchers have mostly focused on the influence of spherical grain shape change.In this study,BCZT ceramics with rod-like grains and aspect ratio of about 10 were synthesized by surfactant-assisted solvothermal route.X-ray diffraction(XRD)and selected area electron diffraction(SAED)performed at room temperature confirm the crystallization of pure perovskite with tetragonal symmetry.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)image showed that BCZT ceramics have kept the 1D rod-like grains with an average aspect ratio of about 4.Rod-like BCZT ceramics exhibit enhanced dielectric ferroelectric(εr=11,906,tanδ=0.014,Pr=6.01μC/cm^2,and Ec=2.46 kV/cm),and electrocaloric properties(ΔT=0.492 K andz=0.289(K×mm)/kV at 17 kV/cm)with respect to spherical BCZT ceramics.Therefore,rod-like BCZT lead-free ceramics have good potential to be used in solid-state refrigeration technology.
基金The authors gratefully acknowledge the generous financial support of the European Union Horizon 2020 Research and Inno-vation actions MSCA-RISE-ENGIMA(No.778072)MSCA-RISE-MELON(No.872631)Z.K.,B.R.,D.V.,and M.S.acknowledge the Slovenian Research Agency program P1-0125 and P2-0091.
文摘The eco-responsible lead-free piezoelectric ceramics have been intensively searched for more than adecade, however, the final goal to replace toxic ceramics like lead zirconate titanate (PZT) with lead-freecompounds, having comparable or even better performance has not yet been reached. In this road, thelead-free ceramics Ba_(0.85)Ca_(0.15)Zr_(0.1)Ti_(0.9)O_(3) (BCZT), possessing excellent dielectric, ferroelectric, andpiezoelectric properties are regarded as serious candidates for the PZT replacement. Besides, nano-structuring BCZT is of paramount importance to enhance these functionalities even more. Here, BCZTmultipodes are designed by template-growth hydrothermal synthesis using hydrogen zirconate titanatenanowires. We demonstrate that the fabricated BCZT multipodes exhibit high dielectric permittivity of5300 with a temperature stability coefficient of ±5.9% between 20 and 140℃. A significant recoveredenergy density of 315.0 mJ/cm^(3) with high thermal stability and high energy storage efficiency of 87.4%,and enhanced large-signal piezoelectric coefficient d^(*)_(33) (310 pm/V) are found. Compared to the tradi-tional BCZT ceramics reported in the literature, relying on high-temperature processing, our sampleexhibits boosted energy storage parameters at a much lower temperature. These outcomes may offer anew strategy to tailor eco-responsible relaxor ferroelectrics toward superior energy storage performancefor ceramic capacitor applications.