Polymer-based capacitors with high energy density have attracted significant attention in recent years due to their wide range of potential applications in electronic devices. However, the obtained high energy density is predominantly dependent on high applied electric field, e.g., 400-600 kV mm-1, which may bring more challenges relating to the failure probability. Here, a simple two-step meth...

Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) ceramics is usually used as a piezoelectric material. However it has characteristics of not only piezoelectricity but also flexoelectricity. Piezoelectricity is a phenomenon that electric polarization is induced by strain, and flexoelectricity is the one that the polarization is induced by strain gradient. In this study, flexoelectricity in poled soft PZT ceramics ...

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This paper develops a macroscopic polarization switching model which characterizes the ferroelastic switching mechanisms inherent to lead zirconate-titanate (PZT) in a manner suitable for subsequent transducer and control design. We construct Helmholtz and Gibbs energy relations at the lattice level which quantify the internal and electrostatic energy associated with 90 and 180 dipole orientati...

Improved powders for capturing CO2 at high temperatures are required for H2 production using sorption-enhanced steam reforming. Here, we examine the relationship between particle structure and carbonation rate for two types of Na2 ZrO3 powders. Hollow spray-dried microgranules with a wall thickness of 100-300 nm corresponding to the dimensions of the primary acetate-derived particles gave about...

With increasing technical requirements in the design of microresonators, the development of new techniques for lightweight, simple, and inexpensive components becomes relevant. Lead zirconate titanate (PZT) is a powerful tool in the formation of these components, allowing a self-actuation or self-sensing capability. Different fabrication methods lead to the variation of the properties of the de...

1. Chen et al. 2022 – Chen, Y., Fan, H., Hou, D., Jia, Zhang, A. and Wang, W. 2022. Bismuth sodium titanate-barium zirconate titanate relaxor ferroelectric ceramics with high recoverable energy storage density. Ceramics International 48(18), pp. 26894–26903, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.05.392. Google Scholar