journal article·2026-03Open access

Quasi‐Antipolar Nanoclusters Driven Superior Energy Storage in High‐Entropy Relaxor Ferroelectrics

Ao Tian, Zehao Li, Qingkang Jiang, Xiang Wu, Xuewen Jiang, Xin Gao, Xiaokuo Er, Mohamed Mahmoud, Maqbool Ur Rehman, Liqiang Liu, Aiwen Xie, Tengfei Hu, Ruzhong Zuo

Advanced Science· Volume 13· Issue 14

Abstract

ABSTRACT Relaxor ferroelectrics featuring highly dynamic polar nanoregions hold significant potential for pulse‐power dielectric capacitor applications. Nevertheless, achieving an optimal polarization‐field response that combines low hysteresis, delayed polarization saturation, and high maximum polarization remains a critical challenge toward superior comprehensive energy storage performance. Herein, we propose an effective strategy of engineering quasi‐antipolar nanoclusters in relaxor ferroelectrics via a high‐entropy composition design to optimize polarization behavior. By intentionally incorporating aliovalent ions with different ferroelectric activities into antiferroelectric NaNbO 3 , local antiparallel‐like polarization configurations were constructed within a high‐entropy relaxor matrix of Na 0.73 Ba 0.1 Bi 0.11 Li 0.06 Nb 0.73 Ti 0.22 Fe 0.05 O 3 (NBBLNTF). These quasi‐antipolar nanoclusters not only weaken the coupling among polar nanoregions but also exhibit distinct transition behaviors under high electric fields toward a ferroelectric state. Consequently, a polarization‐field loop with low hysteresis, high linearity, and large maximum polarization is achieved, yielding an ultrahigh recoverable energy density W rec of 18.3 J·cm −3 with a high efficiency η of 91.5% and an outstanding energy storage strength W rec /E of 0.25 J/(kV·mm −5 ) in NBBLNTF multilayer ceramic capacitors, together with excellent thermal and frequency stability. These results offer a feasible strategy for developing next‐generation high‐performance dielectrics with exceptional energy storage properties.
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OpenAlex topics: Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials · Multiferroics and related materials · Dielectric materials and actuators

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Affiliations

Center for Advanced Ceramics School of Materials Science and Engineering Anhui Polytechnic University Wuhu P. R. China

The Key Lab of Inorganic Functional Materials and Devices Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai P. R. China

Anhui Key Laboratory of Low Temperature Co‐fired Materials School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering Huainan Normal University Huainan P. R. China

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province · National Key Research and Development Program of China · National Natural Science Foundation of China

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