Achievement of high energy density and efficiency in Bi(Mg <sub>0.5</sub> Hf <sub>0.5</sub> )O <sub>3</sub> modified Ba <sub>0.55</sub> Sr <sub>0.45</sub> TiO <sub>3</sub> ceramics
Ihsan Ullah, Abdul Manan, Rajwali Khan, Maqbool Ur Rehman, Raz Muhammad, Gang Liu, Amjad Almunyif, Shabir Ali
Abstract
Abstract (1 ‒ x )Ba 0.55 Sr 0.45 TiO 3 ‒ x Bi(Mg 0.5 Hf 0.5 )O 3 [(1 ‒ x )BST‒ x BMH] ( x = 0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, and 0.20) ceramics were fabricated through the well‐known low‐cost solid‐state mix oxide sintering method. The physical and electrical properties were investigated for all ceramics sintered at 1350°C/2 h. X‐ray diffraction data analysis revealed single Perovskite phase with pseudocubic symmetry for all compositions. The microstructure examination revealed densely packed grains with lowest average grain size of 0.70 µm for x = 0.15. BMH doping lowered the electrical conductivity that has significant effect on the breakdown voltage with increased activation energy. High recoverable energy storage density ∼4.69 J/cm 3 and high efficiency ∼91% at an electric field ∼450 kV/cm is achieved for 0.85BST−0.15BMH ceramic. Furthermore, 0.85BST−0.15BMH ceramic possess fast discharge time of ∼40 ns and a high power density of 122 MW/cm 3 at 180 kV/cm. These properties reveal that 0.85BST−0.15BMH ceramic is a potential candidate for power electronic capacitor applications working in high‐temperature condition.