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Relaxor ferroelectrics are well established as an intriguing class of dielectric materials with high scope for use in energy storage applications. Relaxors feature moderately high dielectric constant and reduced hysteresis in polarization- electric field characteristics, providing higher energy storage density and efficiency at relatively low electric fields. Bismuth-based compositions can be sintered at considerably lower sintering temperatures when compared to most extensively used dielectric ...

Multilayer ceramic actuators find extensive utility in applications requiring precise displacement control or force output, due to their advantages of high precision control, rapid response, low driving voltage, low power consumption, and so on. For practical applications, there is a need for high-performance multilayer ceramic actuators (MLAs) that combine cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and temperature stability. In this work, 1.5 mol%Sm-doped 0.25 Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3–0.36PbZrO3–0.39PbTiO3 pi...

Fabrication of ceramic capacitors requires technological breakthroughs to address growing concerns regarding sustainability, cost, and increased power consumption in the manufacturing process. Low temperature sintered xBiScO3-(1-x)BaTiO3 (BS-BT) with x = 0.4 is found to possess excellent energy storage performance and temperature stability. The grain size decreases from 3.5 μm sintered at 1100°C to less than 0.5 μm sintered at 800°C, leading to much improved breakdown field and energy storag...