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_0.2K_0.2Ba_0.2Sr_0.2Ca_0.2)TiO₃-0.2 '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/cm³) 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.