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High-energy storage performance in BaTiO3-based lead-free multilayer ceramic capacitors

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 November 2020

Huijing Yang ,
Weichao Bao ,
Zhilun Lu ,
Linhao Li ,
Hongfen Ji ,
Yuhe Huang ,
Fangfang Xu ,
Ge Wang  and
Dawei Wang
Huijing Yang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, SheffieldS1 3JD, UK Department of Physics, Tangshan Normal University, Tangshan063000, China
Weichao Bao
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Shanghai200050, China
Zhilun Lu
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, SheffieldS1 3JD, UK The Henry Royce Institute, Sir Robert Hadfield Building, SheffieldS1 3JD, UK
Linhao Li
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, SheffieldS1 3JD, UK
Hongfen Ji
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, SheffieldS1 3JD, UK Laboratory of Thin Film Techniques and Optical Test, Xi'an Technological University, Xi'an 710032, China
Yuhe Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, SheffieldS1 3JD, UK
Fangfang Xu
Affiliation:
State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Shanghai200050, China
Ge Wang*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, SheffieldS1 3JD, UK
Dawei Wang*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Sheffield, SheffieldS1 3JD, UK
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a)Address all correspondence to these authors. e-mail: [email protected]
b)e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

Lead-free BaTiO3 (BT)-based multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) with the thickness of dielectric layers ~9 μm were successfully fabricated by tape-casting and screen-printing techniques. A single phase of the pseudo-cubic structure was revealed by X-ray diffraction. Backscattered images and energy-dispersive X-ray elemental mapping indicated the high quality of MLCCs without observation of interaction, wrapping, or delamination. The relaxor state was confirmed by transmission electron microscopy and temperature-dependent permittivity. Impedance spectroscopy at various temperatures revealed the electrical heterogeneous response for MLCCs with high-resistive electrical components. Improved energy storage performance was obtained by multilayering, comparing with the bulk ceramics. Enhanced recoverable energy density ~6.88 J/cm3 with high efficiency ~90% were realized under an electric field of 820 kV/cm, which is mainly attributed to the intrinsic high-resistivity and relaxor behavior. Furthermore, good temperature (20–85 °C) and frequency stabilities (0.5–50 Hz) were observed in the MLCCs, which are attractive for pulsed power applications.

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multilayer ceramic capacitorsBaTiO3pulsed powerrelaxor
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H. Yang and W. Bao contributed equally to this work.

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