journal article·2026-01-22Open access

Polymorphic Superparaelectric Engineering Boosting Energy Storage Capacity in BaTiO 3 ‐Based Ceramics

Pan Liu, Xiang Ren, Jin Qian, Haihua Huang, Peng Li, Peng Fu, Jigong Hao, Huarong Zeng, Wei Li, Zhenxiang Cheng

Abstract

ABSTRACT Electrostatic energy storage using dielectrics plays a vital role in advanced electronics and high‐power electrical systems. While superparaelectric materials offer great potential for achieving high recoverable energy density ( W rec ) and efficiency ( η ), their practical applications have been hindered by intrinsically low polarization. Herein, a polymorphic superparaelectric engineering approach that simultaneously enhances polarization and breakdown strength was introduced. By constructing coexisting cubic‐orthorhombic‐tetragonal (C‐O‐T) superparaelectric states in BaTiO 3 ‐based ceramics, the energy barrier for polarization switching is effectively reduced, leading to improved macroscopic polarization and reinforced breakdown endurance. As a result, the optimized polymorphic superparaelectric ceramics achieve a high W rec of 9.8 J cm −3 and η of 88.5% under 820 kV cm −1 , along with exceptional stability‐frequency stability with W rec variation within ±0.6% and η variation within ±3.3% from 1 to 400 Hz, and fatigue stability with both W rec and η varying below ±0.3% over 10 5 cycles. These results underscore the material's promise for high‐energy pulsed power applications and establish a new design strategy for next‐generation dielectric capacitors.
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OpenAlex topics: Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials · Dielectric materials and actuators · Ferroelectric and Negative Capacitance Devices

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Affiliations

Laboratory of Sensitive Materials and Devices Shandong Department of Education School of Materials Science and Engineering Liaocheng University Liaocheng China

Functional Materials Research Laboratory School of Materials Science and Engineering Tongji University Shanghai China

State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai China

Institute for Superconducting and Electronic Materials, Faculty of Engineering and Information Sciences Innovation Campus University of Wollongong North Wollongong New South Wales Australia

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China

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