Enhanced energy storage performances in A-/B-site modified BiFeO3-based relaxor ferroelectric ceramics

Ceramic-based dielectric capacitors have gained prominence in research owing to their high relative permittivity, excellent mechanical properties, and temperature stability. BiFeO 3 -based ceramics have captured significant attention in dielectric capacitors attributable to their high saturation polarization. Yet, the high remanent polarization, as well as the low electric breakdown strength, constrains the improvement of their energy storage performances. Herein, we incorporated the A-/B-site complicated component (La 0.5 Na 0.5 )(Mg 1/3 Nb 2/3 )O 3 into the binary solid solution 0.7BiFeO 3 –0.3BaTiO 3 ceramics with morphotropic phase boundary, to enhance the endurance for electric field and reduce remanent polarization by optimizing relaxor behavior. Consequently, a high recoverable energy density of 8.3 J/cm 3 and a high efficiency of 84.6% under 500 kV/cm were obtained in the preferred composition. These results offer a feasible pathway to exploit the high-performance BiFeO 3 -based ceramics for electrostatic energy storage.