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Dielectric ultracapacitors based on columnar nano-grained ferroelectric oxide films with gradient phases along the growth direction

Chuanqi Song1Feifan Zheng1Yuan Zhang2Hongbo Cheng1( )Long Teng1,3Kun Wang4Hanfei Zhu1Chao Liu1Li Wang1Zhengyan Liang1Jun Ouyang1,3( )
Institute of Advanced Energy Materials and Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan 250353, China
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
Key Laboratory of Key Film Materials & Application for Equipment (Hunan Province), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiangtan University, Xiangtan 411105, China
China Tobacco Shandong Industrial Co., Ltd., Jinan 250104, China
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In this work, dielectric ultracapacitors were designed and fabricated using a combination of phase boundary and nanograin strategies. These ultracapacitors are based on submicron-thick Ba(Zr0.2Ti0.8)O3 ferroelectric films sputter-deposited on Si at 500 °C. With a composition near a polymorphic phase boundary (PPB), a compressive strain, and a high nucleation rate due to the lowered deposition temperature, these films exhibit a columnar nanograined microstructure with gradient phases along the growth direction. Such a microstructure presents three-dimensional polarization inhomogeneities on the nanoscale, thereby significantly delaying the saturation of the overall electric polarization. Consequently, a pseudolinear, ultraslim polarization (P)electric field (E) hysteresis loop was obtained, featuring a high maximum applicable electric field (~5.7 MV/cm), low remnant polarization (~5.2 μC/cm2) and high maximum polarization (~92.1 μC/cm2). This P–E loop corresponds to a high recyclable energy density (Wrec ~208 J/cm3) and charge‒discharge efficiency (~88%). An in-depth electron microscopy study revealed that the gradient ferroelectric phases consisted of tetragonal (T) and rhombohedral (R) polymorphs along the growth direction of the film. The T-rich phase is abundant near the bottom of the film and gradually transforms into the R-rich phase near the surface. These films also exhibited a high Curie temperature of ~460 °C and stable capacitive energy storage up to 200 °C. These results suggest a feasible pathway for the design and fabrication of high-performance dielectric film capacitors.

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Journal of Advanced Ceramics
Pages 1072-1079
Cite this article:
Song C, Zheng F, Zhang Y, et al. Dielectric ultracapacitors based on columnar nano-grained ferroelectric oxide films with gradient phases along the growth direction. Journal of Advanced Ceramics, 2024, 13(7): 1072-1079. https://doi.org/10.26599/JAC.2024.9220920

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Received: 09 April 2024
Revised: 08 May 2024
Accepted: 30 May 2024
Published: 30 July 2024
© The Author(s) 2024.

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