Local structure engineered lead-free ferroic dielectrics for superior energy-storage capacitors: a review
H Qi, A Xie, R Zuo - Energy Storage Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
With the development of energy-storage technology and power electronics industry,
dielectric capacitors with high energy density are in high demand owing to their high power …
dielectric capacitors with high energy density are in high demand owing to their high power …
Local structural heterogeneity and electromechanical responses of ferroelectrics: learning from relaxor ferroelectrics
Long‐range ordering of dipoles is a key microscopic signature of ferroelectrics. These
ordered dipoles form ferroelectric domains, which can be reoriented by electric fields …
ordered dipoles form ferroelectric domains, which can be reoriented by electric fields …
Giant piezoelectricity of Sm-doped Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 single crystals
High-performance piezoelectrics benefit transducers and sensors in a variety of
electromechanical applications. The materials with the highest piezoelectric charge …
electromechanical applications. The materials with the highest piezoelectric charge …
Ultrahigh piezoelectricity in ferroelectric ceramics by design
Piezoelectric materials, which respond mechanically to applied electric field and vice versa,
are essential for electromechanical transducers. Previous theoretical analyses have shown …
are essential for electromechanical transducers. Previous theoretical analyses have shown …
Ultrahigh performance in lead-free piezoceramics utilizing a relaxor slush polar state with multiphase coexistence
Owing to growing environmental concerns, the development of lead-free piezoelectrics with
comparable performance to the benchmark Pb (Zr, Ti) O3 (PZT) becomes of great urgency …
comparable performance to the benchmark Pb (Zr, Ti) O3 (PZT) becomes of great urgency …
Simultaneously achieving giant piezoelectricity and record coercive field enhancement in relaxor-based ferroelectric crystals
L Yang, H Huang, Z Xi, L Zheng, S Xu, G Tian… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
A large coercive field (EC) and ultrahigh piezoelectricity are essential for ferroelectrics used
in high-drive electromechanical applications. The discovery of relaxor-PbTiO3 crystals is a …
in high-drive electromechanical applications. The discovery of relaxor-PbTiO3 crystals is a …
Heterostrain-enabled ultrahigh electrostrain in lead-free piezoelectric
W Feng, B Luo, S Bian, E Tian, Z Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Piezoelectric materials provide high strain and large driving forces in actuators and can
transform electrical energy into mechanical energy. Although they were discovered over 100 …
transform electrical energy into mechanical energy. Although they were discovered over 100 …
Evolution from lead‐based to lead‐free piezoelectrics: engineering of lattices, domains, boundaries, and defects leading to giant response
Piezoelectric materials are known to mankind for more than a century, with numerous
advancements made in both scientific understandings and practical applications. In the last …
advancements made in both scientific understandings and practical applications. In the last …
The origin of ultrahigh piezoelectricity in relaxor-ferroelectric solid solution crystals
The discovery of ultrahigh piezoelectricity in relaxor-ferroelectric solid solution single
crystals is a breakthrough in ferroelectric materials. A key signature of relaxor-ferroelectric …
crystals is a breakthrough in ferroelectric materials. A key signature of relaxor-ferroelectric …
Atomic-resolution electron microscopy of nanoscale local structure in lead-based relaxor ferroelectrics
Relaxor ferroelectrics, which can exhibit exceptional electromechanical coupling, are some
of the most important functional materials, with applications ranging from ultrasound imaging …
of the most important functional materials, with applications ranging from ultrasound imaging …