Breaking the Mutual Constraint between Polarization and Voltage Resistance with Nanograined High-Entropy Ceramic

Dielectric ceramics with a high energy storage capacity are key to advanced pulsed power capacitors. However, conventional materials face a mutual constraint between polarization strength and the breakdown strength bottleneck. To address this limitation, the concept of nanograined high-entropy ceramics is introduced in this work. By introducing a large number of constituent elements into the A-site of perovskite material lattice, high-entropy (Bi 0.2 K 0.2 Ba 0.2 Sr 0.2 Ca 0.2 )TiO 3 -0.2 ′CuO relaxor ceramic with nanoscale grains have been successfully prepared, which breaks the mutual constraint between polarization strength and breakdown strength bottleneck and results a recoverable energy density ( W rec ∼ 6.86 J/cm 3 ) and an efficiency (η ∼ 87.7%) at 670 kV/cm. Moreover, its excellent stability makes it potentially useful under a variety of extreme conditions, including at high temperatures and high/low frequencies. These obtained results demonstrate that this nanograined high-entropy lead-free perovskite ceramic has great potential for energy storage applications.