Sandwich-structured BaTiO3 /poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) nanocomposites are successfully prepared by the solution-casting method layer by layer. They possess both high breakdown strength and large dielectric polarization simultaneously. An ultra-high energy-storage density of 18.8 J cm(-3) can be achieved by adjusting the volume fraction of ceramic fillers: this is almost three times larger than that of pure PVDF.
A sandwich-structured ceramic/polymer dielectric nanocomposite with significantly enhanced breakdown strength and restrained conductive loss was obtained by tailoring filler contents.
Barium
titanate-based energy-storage dielectric ceramics have attracted
great attention due to their environmental friendliness and outstanding
ferroelectric properties. Here, we demonstrate that a recoverable
energy density of 2.51 J cm–3 and a giant energy
efficiency of 86.89% can be simultaneously achieved in 0.92BaTiO3-0.08K0.73Bi0.09NbO3 ceramics.
In addition, excellent thermal stability (25–100 °C) and
superior frequency stability (1–100 Hz) have been obtained
under 180 kV cm–1. The first-order reversal curve
method and transmission electron microscopy measurement show that
the introduction of K0.73Bi0.09NbO3 makes ferroelectric domains to transform into highly dynamic polar
nanoregions (PNRs), leading to the concurrently enhanced energy-storage
properties by the transition from ferroelectric to relaxor ferroelectric
(RFE). Furthermore, it is confirmed by piezoresponse force microscopy
that the appearance of PNRs breaks the long-range order to some extent
and reduces the stability of the microstructure, which explains the
excellent energy-storage performance of RFE ceramics. Therefore, this
work has promoted the practical application ability of BaTiO3-based energy-storage dielectric ceramics.
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