Crystal structure, relaxor behaviors and energy storage performance of (Sr0.7Ba0.3)5LaNb7Ti3O30 tungsten bronze ceramics

Abstract In this work, a new (Sr0.7Ba0.3)5LaNb7Ti3O30 system ceramic with a filled tetragonal tungsten bronze structure was proposed and fabricated by the traditional solid phase method. Crystal structure, relaxor behaviors and energy storage capabilities were studied. Large relaxor activation energy indicates a “weakly coupled relaxor” mechanism, which is advantageous for obtaining better energy storage performance, and lower conductance activation energy can further prove the formation of the filled tungsten bronze structure. More importantly, a dielectric breakdown strength of up to 35.5 kV/mm was obtained. The releasable energy density and efficiency at 24 kV/mm are 1.36J/cm3 and 91.9%, respectively. In addition, due to the high current density and high dielectric breakdown strength, a current density of 477.5 A/cm2 and a power density of 42.9 MW/cm3 are achieved, meaning that SBLNT ceramic is a potential candidate dielectric ceramic for energy storage.