Both sustainable development in environment and safety of high-power systems require to
develop a novel lead-free dielectric capacitor with high energy density (W rec) at low applied …

Ferroelectric materials exhibit spontaneous and stable polarization, which can usually be
reoriented by an applied external electric field. The electrically switchable nature of this …

With the capability of interconversion between electrical and mechanical energy,
piezoelectric materials have been revolutionized by the implementation of perovskite …

Multi-phase coexistence induced by phase boundary regulation is an efficient approach to
promote the performance of (K, Na) NbO 3 ceramics. Here,[(1-x)(K 0.5 Na 0.5)(Nb 0.965 Sb …

Until now, lead zirconate titanate (PZT) based ceramics are the most widely used in
piezoelectric devices. However, the use of lead is being avoided due to its toxicity and …

A combination of large adiabatic temperature change (ΔT) and wide temperature span
(Tspan) in lead-free ceramics is highly desired to develop eco-friendly and highly efficient …

The understanding of high piezoelectricity in potassium sodium niobate (KNN)-based
ceramics with a new phase boundary has been limited to unpoled samples. Here, the phase …

Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) based ceramics are currently enjoying a wide use in
piezoelectric devices despite lead toxicity. Due to growing environmental concerns, the …

Lead-free piezoelectric ceramics are urgently needed in the field of electromechanical
conversion devices due to the restriction on the use of lead-based ceramics. In this study …

Electromechanical actuators with toxic lead-based electrostrictive materials dominate the
market of high-precision electronics devices, so one of urgent aims becomes how to explore …