Influence of BaZrO3 additive on the energy-storage properties of 0.775Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3-0.225BaSnO3 relaxor ferroelectrics

Dense (1-x)(0.775NBT-0.225BSN)-xBZ ternary ceramics were fabricated by solid state methods and their dielectric and ferroelectric properties were systematically investigated. XRD and Raman analysis indicate that the structure complexity and phase diffusion were enhanced in 0.775NBT-0.225BSN relaxor system with BZ addition. With increasing the contents of BZ, average grain size greatly decreases. Dielectric study shows that dispersive relaxor-like behavior was beginning to convert to diffusive phase transition when x ≥ 0.2. Along with increasing the BZ contents, the slop of P-E loops and the energy-loss can gradually decrease. When x = 0.2, both a high Wd of 2.08 J/cm3 and η of 88.8% were achieved, due to the slimer P-E loops, the high Pm (∼20 μC/cm2) and Eb (245 kV/cm). As a result, the ternary ceramics system may be a good candidate for energy-storage ceramics of NBT-based materials.