Supercritical relaxor nanograined ferroelectrics are demonstrated for high‐performance dielectric capacitors, showing record‐high overall properties of energy density ≈13.1 J cm−3 and field‐insensitive efficiency ≈90% at ≈74 kV mm−1 and superior charge–discharge performances of high power density ≈700 MW cm−3, high discharge energy density ≈6.67 J cm−3, and ultrashort discharge time <40 ns at 55 kV mm−1. Ex/in situ transmission electron microscopy, Raman spectroscopy, and synchrotron X‐ray diffraction provide clear evidence of the supercritical behavior in (Na,K)(Sb,Nb)O3–SrZrO3–(Bi0.5Na0.5)ZrO3 ceramics, being achieved by engineering the coexistence of multiple local symmetries within the ergodic relaxor zone. The vanished difference between the ground relaxor state and the high‐field supercritical state eliminates polarization hysteresis. The supercritical evolution with electric field enables a highly delayed polarization saturation with continuously increased polarization magnitudes. The results demonstrate that such a design strategy of compositionally induced and field‐manipulated supercritical behavior can be generalizable for developing desirable energy‐storage dielectrics for applications in ceramic/film capacitors.
Dielectric
ceramics with outstanding energy-storage performances
are nowadays in great demand for pulsed power electronic systems.
Here, we propose a synergistic design strategy to significantly enhance
the energy-storage properties of (1 – x)(0.94Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-0.06BaTiO3)-xCaTi0.75Ta0.2O3 solid
solution ceramics through introducing polar nanoregions, shifting
rhombohedral to tetragonal phase transition below room temperature
(stable antiferroelectric characteristic), as well as increasing the
band gap in the system. Ultrahigh energy-storage properties with a
record value of recoverable energy-storage density W
rec ∼ 9.55 J/cm3 and a high efficiency
η ∼ 88% are achieved in Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-based bulk ceramics with x = 0.24.
Moreover, high W
rec (>3.4 J/cm3) and η (>90%) with a variation of less than 6% can
be observed
in a wide frequency and temperature frequency range of 5–200
Hz and 25–140 °C. Our research result not only indicates
the great possibility of Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-based lead-free compositions to replace lead-based energy-storage
ceramics but also gives an effective strategy to design ultrahigh
energy-storage performances for eco-friendly ceramics.
The insertion of carbenes into the α-C–H bonds of ethers represents one of the most powerful approaches to access polysubstituted α-branched ethers. However, intermolecular carbene insertions remain challenging, since current approaches are generally limited to the use of toxic and potentially explosive α-diazocarbonyl compounds. We now report a silver-catalyzed α-C–H benzylation of ethers using bench-stable N-triftosylhydrazones as safe and convenient carbene precursors. This approach is well suited for both inter- and intramolecular insertions to deliver medicinally relevant homobenzylic ethers and 5–8-membered oxacycles in good yields. The synthetic utility of this strategy is demonstrated by its easy scalability, broad scope with valuable functional groups, high regioselectivity, and late-stage functionalization of complex oxygen-containing molecules. The relative reactivities of different types of silver carbenes and C−H bonds were also investigated by experments and DFT calculations.
In this study, an experiment was performed to assess the trip difficulty for urban residents of different age groups walking in various depths of water, and the data were corroborated with the real urban rainstorm waterlogging scenarios in downtown (Daoli district) Ha-Erbin (China). Mathematical models of urban rainstorm waterlogging were constructed using scenario simulation methods, aided by the GIS spatial analysis technology and hydrodynamic analysis of the waterway systems in the study area. Then these models were used to evaluate the impact of waterlogging on the safety of residents walking in the affected area. Results are summarized as: (1) for an urban rainstorm waterlogging scenario reoccurring once every 10 years, three grid regions would have waterlogging above 0.5 m moving at a velocity of 1.5 m/s. Under this scenario, waterlogging would accumulate on traffic roads only in small areas, affecting the safety and mobility of residents walking in the neighborhood; (2) for an urban rainstorm waterlogging scenario reoccurring once every 20 years, 13 grids experienced the same waterlogging situation affecting a larger area of the city; (3) for an urban rainstorm waterlogging scenario reoccurring once every 50 years, 86 grid regions were affected (waterlogging above 0.5 m moving at 1.5 m/s), and those areas would become impassable for residents.
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