Compared with fuel cells and electrochemical capacitors, dielectric capacitors are regarded
as promising devices to store electrical energy for pulsed power systems due to their fast …

The projected increase in world energy consumption within the next 50 years, coupled with
low emission requirements, has inspired an enormous effort towards the development of …

Magnetically driven thermal changes in magnetocaloric materials have, for several decades,
been exploited to pump heat near room temperature. By contrast, their electrocaloric and …

The inherent disadvantage of lead‐free potassium sodium niobate (KNN)‐based ceramics is
the severe temperature instability of piezoelectric charge coefficient (d33) caused by the …

The development of lead-free bulk ceramics with high recoverable energy density (Wrec) is
of decisive importance for meeting the requirements of advanced pulsed power capacitors …

Ceramic-based dielectric materials are regarded as the best candidates for advanced
pulsed power capacitors because of their excellent mechanical and thermal properties …

The field of lead-free piezoceramics, which aims to replace lead zirconate titanate (PZT) and
related perovskite materials, has been vibrant for almost 15 years. Once the science in this …

The improvement of the electrocaloric effect (ECE) in (1− x)(Na 0.5 Bi 0.5) TiO 3− x SrTiO3
(NBT-ST) lead-free relaxor ferroelectric ceramics was determined by indirect measurements …

Ferroelectrics are promising candidate materials for electrocaloric refrigeration. Materials
with a large electrocaloric effect (ECE) near room temperature and a broad working …

The increasing awareness of the environmental and health threats of lead as well as
environmental legislation, both in the EU and around the world targeted at decreasing the …