Demonstration of ultra-high recyclable energy densities in domain-engineered ferroelectric films

Hongbo Cheng; Jun Ouyang; Yun-Xiang Zhang; David Ascienzo; Yao Li; Yu-Yao Zhao; Yuhang Ren

doi:10.1038/s41467-017-02040-y

Nature Communications (Dec 2017)

Demonstration of ultra-high recyclable energy densities in domain-engineered ferroelectric films

Hongbo Cheng,
Jun Ouyang,
Yun-Xiang Zhang,
David Ascienzo,
Yao Li,
Yu-Yao Zhao,
Yuhang Ren

Affiliations

Hongbo Cheng: Key Laboratory for Liquid–Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University
Jun Ouyang: Key Laboratory for Liquid–Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University
Yun-Xiang Zhang: Key Laboratory for Liquid–Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University
David Ascienzo: Physics and Astronomy, Hunter College of the City University of New York
Yao Li: Key Laboratory for Liquid–Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University
Yu-Yao Zhao: Key Laboratory for Liquid–Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials (Ministry of Education), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Shandong University
Yuhang Ren: Physics and Astronomy, Hunter College of the City University of New York

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02040-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Dielectric capacitors offer high-power delivery materials for energy-storage, yet suffer from low energy densities. Here, the authors prepared ferroelectric Ba(Zr0.2,Ti0.8)O3 that utilizes polydomain nanostructures to delay electric polarization saturation and boost energy densities.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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