Enhanced ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties of BCT-BZT at the morphotropic phase boundary driven by the coexistence of phases with different symmetries

S Dash, DK Pradhan, S Kumari, Ravikant… - Physical Review B, 2021 - APS
The discovery of lead-free piezoelectric materials is crucial for future information and energy
storage applications. Enhanced piezoelectric and other physical properties are commonly …

Coupling effects of the A-site ions on high-performance potassium sodium niobate ceramics

X Lv, N Zhang, Y Ma, X Zhang, J Wu - Journal of Materials Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
Although vast efforts have been given to the phase boundary engineering (PBE) of
potassium sodium niobate (KNN) ceramics by using chemical dopants, the inherent issues …

Manganese and Magnesium Co-doped Barium Titanate: A Route Towards Enhanced Energy Storage Performance via Defect Dipoles Engineering

MS Alkathy, S Pattipaka, MK Gatasheh… - Journal of Inorganic and …, 2024 - Springer
Developing novel ferroelectrics using lead-free ceramics for cutting-edge electrical and
energy storage devices is vital given the global atmospheric pollution and the energy crisis …

Enhanced electrocaloric effect, energy storage density and pyroelectric response from a domain-engineered lead-free bati 0.91 sn 0.08 zr 0.01 o 3 ferroelectric …

H Kacem, A Dhahri, F Aouaini, Z Sassi, L Seveyrat… - RSC …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A BaTi0. 91Sn0. 08Zr0. 01O3 (BTSZ) ceramic was prepared by a conventional solid-state
reaction method. Its structural, dielectric, ferroelectric, and pyroelectric properties were …

Superior energy storage performance and excellent multiferroic properties of BaTi1-xGdxO3 (0≤ x≤ 0.06) ceramics

M Arshad, W Khan, M Abushad, S Mohanta… - Materials Research …, 2024 - Elsevier
Ceramic based capacitors with superior energy storage performance and high storage
energy density play an important role in modern electronic devices. Several ferroelectric …

Quantitative investigation of polar nanoregion size effects in relaxor ferroelectrics

X Shi, J Wang, J Xu, X Cheng, H Huang - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Understanding the size effects of polar nanoregion (PNR) in relaxor ferroelectrics is vital for
a deep understanding mechanism to improve piezoelectric/dielectric constants. In this work …

Compositional induced structural phase transitions in (1 − x)(K0.5Na0.5)NbO3x(Ba0.5Sr0.5)TiO3 ferroelectric solid solutions

S Sahoo, DK Pradhan, S Kumari, KS Samantaray… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Ferroelectric materials exhibiting switchable and spontaneous polarization have strong
potential to be utilized in various novel electronic devices. Solid solutions of different …

Brillouin Scattering Study of Electro-Optic KTa1−xNbxO3 Crystals

MM Rahaman, S Kojima - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
The functionality enhancement of ferroelectrics by local polar clusters called polar
nanoregions (PNRs) is one of the current interests in materials science. KTa1− x Nb x O3 …

Structural heterogeneity induced enhancement of physical properties in Sm‐modified K0.5Na0.5NbO3

S Sahoo, DK Pradhan, S Kumari… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Doping of suitable metal ions in ferroelectric oxides modifies the physical properties and can
induce additional functionalities. Here, we present a detailed study on the effects of Sm …

[HTML][HTML] Field-induced structural and orbital transformations leading to large bulk photovoltaic response in modified barium titanate

SP Karmegam, JK Bidika, S Pal, D Murali, BRK Nanda… - APL Materials, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Ferroelectric systems are gaining importance in the perspective of capitalizing on their
potential in energy applications. In particular, the ferroelectric photovoltaic effect is one of the …