Total scattering and the pair distribution function in crystallography

DA Keen - Crystallography Reviews, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The importance of total scattering and its Fourier transform, the pair distribution function, in
crystallography was understood soon after it was shown that crystals diffract X-rays …

Superior capacitive energy-storage performance in Pb-free relaxors with a simple chemical composition

Z Sun, J Zhang, H Luo, Y Yao, N Wang… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Chemical design of lead-free relaxors with simultaneously high energy density (W rec) and
high efficiency (η) for capacitive energy-storage has been a big challenge for advanced …

Atomic-resolution electron microscopy of nanoscale local structure in lead-based relaxor ferroelectrics

A Kumar, JN Baker, PC Bowes, MJ Cabral, S Zhang… - Nature materials, 2021 - nature.com
Relaxor ferroelectrics, which can exhibit exceptional electromechanical coupling, are some
of the most important functional materials, with applications ranging from ultrasound imaging …

Outstanding energy-storage density together with efficiency of above 90% via local structure design

H Luo, Z Sun, J Zhang, H Xie, Y Yao, T Li… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dielectric ceramic capacitors with high recoverable energy density (W rec) and efficiency (η)
are of great significance in advanced electronic devices. However, it remains a challenge to …

Deciphering the atomic-scale structural origin for large dynamic electromechanical response in lead-free Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3-based relaxor ferroelectrics

J Yin, X Shi, H Tao, Z Tan, X Lv, X Ding, J Sun… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Despite the extraordinary electromechanical properties of relaxor ferroelectrics, correlating
their properties to underlying atomic-scale structures remains a decisive challenge for these …

Toward Ecofriendly Piezoelectric Ceramics—Reduction of Energy and Environmental Footprint from Conceptualization to Deployment

SS Anandakrishnan, S Yadav, M Tabeshfar… - Global …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Piezoelectric materials are widely used in electromechanical coupling components
including actuators, kinetic sensors, and transducers, as well as in kinetic energy harvesters …

Emergence of high piezoelectricity from competing local polar order-disorder in relaxor ferroelectrics

H Liu, X Shi, Y Yao, H Luo, Q Li, H Huang, H Qi… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Relaxor ferroelectrics are known for outstanding piezoelectric properties, finding a broad
range of applications in advanced electromechanical devices. Decoding the origins of the …

Atomic scale symmetry and polar nanoclusters in the paraelectric phase of ferroelectric materials

A Bencan, E Oveisi, S Hashemizadeh… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The nature of the “forbidden” local-and long-range polar order in nominally non-polar
paraelectric phases of ferroelectric materials has been an open question since the discovery …

Chemical framework to design linear-like relaxors toward capacitive energy storage

H Liu, Z Sun, J Zhang, H Luo, Y Zhang… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
ABO3-type perovskite relaxor ferroelectrics (RFEs) have emerged as the preferred option for
dielectric capacitive energy storage. However, the compositional design of RFEs with high …

Multiple Local Symmetries Result in a Common Average Polar Axis in High-Strain -Based Ceramics

G Wang, T Hu, W Zhu, Z Lu, A Kleppe, M Diaz Lopez… - Physical Review Letters, 2023 - APS
For the first time, the origin of large electrostrain in pseudocubic BiFeO 3-based ceramics is
verified with direct structural evidence backed by appropriate simulations. We employ …