Near-Zero Energy Consumption Capacitors by Controlling Inhomogeneous Polarization Configuration.

Chen, Liang; Hu, Tengfei; Shi, Xiaoming; Yu, Huifen; Zhang, Hao; Wu, Jie; Fu, Zhengqian; Qi, He et al. · Adv Mater · 2024

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

Taking into account the need for energy conservation, achieving near-zero energy loss, namely ultrahigh efficiency (η), in energy storage capacitors with large recoverable energy storage density (W<sub>rec</sub>) plays an important role in applications, which is one of the major challenges in dielectric energy storage field. Here, guided by phase-field simulation, inhomogeneous polarization configuration with multiple symmetries and polarization magnitudes is controlled through aliovalent strongly polar double ion design to establish a strongly disordered state. A record-high η of ≈97.4% is realized in lead-free relaxors with a large W<sub>rec</sub> of ≈8.6 J cm<sup>-3</sup>, which also give a giant W<sub>rec</sub> of ≈11.6 J cm<sup>-3</sup> with an ultrahigh η of ≈96.1% through high-energy ball milling, showing a breakthrough progress in ceramic capacitors with a maximum figure of merit of 330. This work demonstrates that controlling inhomogeneous polarization configuration is an effective avenue to develop new high-performance near-zero energy loss energy storage capacitors.