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Title: Controlling Dielectric and Relaxor-Ferroelectric Properties for Energy Storage by Tuning Pb0.92La0.08Zr0.52Ti0.48O3 Film Thickness

Abstract

The energy storage properties of Pb0.92La0.08Zr0.52Ti0.48O3 (PLZT) films grown via pulsed laser deposition were evaluated at variable film thickness of 125, 250, 500, and 1000 nm. These films show high dielectric permittivity up to ~1200. Cyclic I–V measurements were used to evaluate the dielectric properties of these thin films, which not only provide the total electric displacement, but also separate contributions from each of the relevant components including electric conductivity (D1), dielectric capacitance (D2), and relaxor-ferroelectric domain switching polarization (P). Our results show that, as the film thickness increases, the material transits from a linear dielectric to nonlinear relaxor-ferroelectric. And while the energy storage per volume increases with the film thickness, the energy storage efficiency drops from ~80% to ~30%. The PLZT films can be optimized for different energy storage applications by tuning the film thickness to optimize between the linear and nonlinear dielectric properties and energy storage efficiency.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [2];  [1]
  1. Kansas State Univ., Manhattan, KS (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
  2. Univ. of Kansas, Lawrence, KS (United States). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  3. Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Energy Systems Division
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Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
OSTI Identifier:
1392947
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 6; Journal Issue: 24; Journal ID: ISSN 1944-8244
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; energy storage; PLZT film; relaxor ferroelectrics; solid-state dielectric capacitors

Citation Formats

Brown, Emery, Ma, Chunrui, Acharya, Jagaran, Ma, Beihai, Wu, Judy, and Li, Jun. Controlling Dielectric and Relaxor-Ferroelectric Properties for Energy Storage by Tuning Pb0.92La0.08Zr0.52Ti0.48O3 Film Thickness. United States: N. p., 2014. Web. doi:10.1021/am506247w.
Brown, Emery, Ma, Chunrui, Acharya, Jagaran, Ma, Beihai, Wu, Judy, & Li, Jun. Controlling Dielectric and Relaxor-Ferroelectric Properties for Energy Storage by Tuning Pb0.92La0.08Zr0.52Ti0.48O3 Film Thickness. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/am506247w
Brown, Emery, Ma, Chunrui, Acharya, Jagaran, Ma, Beihai, Wu, Judy, and Li, Jun. Wed . "Controlling Dielectric and Relaxor-Ferroelectric Properties for Energy Storage by Tuning Pb0.92La0.08Zr0.52Ti0.48O3 Film Thickness". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/am506247w. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1392947.
@article{osti_1392947,
title = {Controlling Dielectric and Relaxor-Ferroelectric Properties for Energy Storage by Tuning Pb0.92La0.08Zr0.52Ti0.48O3 Film Thickness},
author = {Brown, Emery and Ma, Chunrui and Acharya, Jagaran and Ma, Beihai and Wu, Judy and Li, Jun},
abstractNote = {The energy storage properties of Pb0.92La0.08Zr0.52Ti0.48O3 (PLZT) films grown via pulsed laser deposition were evaluated at variable film thickness of 125, 250, 500, and 1000 nm. These films show high dielectric permittivity up to ~1200. Cyclic I–V measurements were used to evaluate the dielectric properties of these thin films, which not only provide the total electric displacement, but also separate contributions from each of the relevant components including electric conductivity (D1), dielectric capacitance (D2), and relaxor-ferroelectric domain switching polarization (P). Our results show that, as the film thickness increases, the material transits from a linear dielectric to nonlinear relaxor-ferroelectric. And while the energy storage per volume increases with the film thickness, the energy storage efficiency drops from ~80% to ~30%. The PLZT films can be optimized for different energy storage applications by tuning the film thickness to optimize between the linear and nonlinear dielectric properties and energy storage efficiency.},
doi = {10.1021/am506247w},
journal = {ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces},
number = 24,
volume = 6,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Dec 24 00:00:00 EST 2014},
month = {Wed Dec 24 00:00:00 EST 2014}
}

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