Energy storage properties of 0.87BaTiO3-0.13Bi(Zn2/3(Nb0.85Ta0.15)1/3)O3 multilayer ceramic capacitors with thin dielectric layers

Hongxian WANG; Peiyao ZHAO; Lingling CHEN; Longtu LI; Xiaohui WANG

doi:10.1007/s40145-020-0367-8

Journal of Advanced Ceramics 2020, 9(3): 292-302 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-020-0367-8

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Energy storage properties of 0.87BaTiO₃-0.13Bi(Zn_2/3(Nb_0.85Ta_0.15)_1/3)O₃ multilayer ceramic capacitors with thin dielectric layers

Show Author's Information Hide Author's Information Hongxian WANG, Peiyao ZHAO, Lingling CHEN, Longtu LI, Xiaohui WANG(

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State Key Lab of New Ceramic and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

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energy storage, BaTiO₃, multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC), leakage current

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WANG H, ZHAO P, CHEN L, et al. Energy storage properties of 0.87BaTiO₃-0.13Bi(Zn_2/3(Nb_0.85Ta_0.15)_1/3)O₃ multilayer ceramic capacitors with thin dielectric layers. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2020, 9(3): 292-302. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40145-020-0367-8

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Multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) for energy storage applications require a large discharge energy density and high discharge/charge efficiency under high electric fields. Here, 0.87BaTiO₃-0.13Bi(Zn_2/3(Nb_0.85Ta_0.15)_1/3)O₃ (BTBZNT) MLCCs with double active dielectric layers were fabricated, and the effects of inner electrode and sintering method on the energy storage properties of BTBZNT MLCCs were investigated. By using the pure Pt as inner electrode instead of Ag_0.6Pd_0.4 alloys, an alternating current (AC) breakdown strength (BDS) enhancement from 1047 to 1500 kV/cm was achieved. By investigating the leakage current behavior of BTBZNT MLCCs, the Pt inner electrode and two-step sintering method (TSS) were confirmed to enhance the Schottky barrier and minimize the leakage current density. With relatively high permittivity, dielectric sublinearity, and ultra-high BDS, the Pt TSS BTBZNT MLCCs exhibited a surprisingly discharge energy density (U_dis) of 14.08 J/cm³. Moreover, under an operating electric field of 400 kV/cm, the MLCCs also exhibited thermal stability with U_dis variation < ±8% over a wide temperature (t) range from -50 to 175 ℃ and cycling reliability with U_dis reduction < 0.3% after 3000 charge-discharge cycles. These remarkable performances make Pt TSS BTBZNT MLCCs promising for energy storage applications.

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Energy storage properties of 0.87BaTiO₃-0.13Bi(Zn_2/3(Nb_0.85Ta_0.15)_1/3)O₃ multilayer ceramic capacitors with thin dielectric layers

Show Author's information Hide Author's Information Hongxian WANG, Peiyao ZHAO, Lingling CHEN, Longtu LI, Xiaohui WANG(

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State Key Lab of New Ceramic and Fine Processing, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China

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Keywords: energy storage, BaTiO₃, multilayer ceramic capacitor (MLCC), leakage current

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Received: 05 October 2019

Revised: 02 February 2020

Accepted: 12 February 2020

Published: 05 June 2020

Issue date: June 2020

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The study was supported by Ministry of Sciences and Technology of China through National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program 2015CB654604), National Natural Science Foundation of China for Creative Research Groups (Grant No. 51221291), National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51272123), and CBMI Construction Co., Ltd.

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