Pyroelectric materials are important functional materials that can generate an electrical
response upon a temperature change. Among the many different types of pyroelectric …

Relaxor ferroelectrics are promising candidates for pulsed power dielectric capacitor
applications because of their excellent energy-storage properties. Different from most …

Lead-free relaxor ferroelectric ceramics of (1− x)(0.6 Bi0. 5Na0. 5TiO3–0.4 Sr0. 7Bi0. 2TiO3)–
xAgNbO3 were fabricated by a conventional mixed oxide route. The multifunction of …

Dynamic temperature sensing and infrared detection/imaging near room temperature are
critical in many applications including invasive safety alarming, energy conversion, and …

Pyroelectrics are attracting increasing attention because they enable pyroelectric generators
to extract energy from low-gradient-temperature heat for portable electronic devices. High …

Hierarchical cellular materials are ubiquitous in nature and lead to many extraordinary
mechanical properties, such as ultralight, ultrastiff, and high toughness properties. Inspired …

Lead-free pyroelectric materials with high room-temperature pyroelectric coefficient (p) and
depolarization temperature (T d) are in great demand for uncool infrared detectors …

The issue of how to achieve an electrocaloric effect (ECE) and pyroelectric effect in a
material simultaneously remains to be a challenge for developing practical solid‐state …

The energy‐harvesting ability of the lead‐free ferroelectric Ba (Zr, Ti) O3 was investigated
and greatly enhanced using the Kim novel electrothermodynamic cycle for low‐temperature …

To support practical infrared detector applications, pyroelectric ceramics should exhibit
excellent pyroelectric performances, high depolarization temperatures, and good thermal …