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The energy storage density of (1-x) BaTiO3 – x Ba(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 (x = 0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3) ceramics was investigated. The microstructure of samples was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The energy storage density was calculated from the P-E hysteresis loops measured at room temperature. Experimental results show that the energy storage density of 0.9 BaTiO3 – 0.1 Ba(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 ceramics is highest among all compositions. At 15.8kV/mm electric field, the energy storage density of the sample can reach up to 1.07J/cm3, which is about 1.5 times higher than pure BaTiO3. The improvement of the energy density can be due to two factors: one is the improved breakdown strength caused by the optimized microstructure, the other is the decreased remnant polarization. This result indicates that bulk 0.9 BaTiO3 – 0.1 Ba(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3 ceramic has advantages compared with pure BaTiO3 ceramic for energy storage applications, and with further improvements in microstructure and reduction of sintering temperature, could be a good candidate for energy storage capacitors.

In this paper, the plasma treatments of heavy oil and its model compound n‐dodecane have been investigated using a high voltage discharge under liquid. The breakdown voltage for discharge ignition increased with gap distance in heavy oil and n‐dodecane. Compared with discharge in n‐dodecane, the breakdown voltage for heavy oil was lower. After plasma treatment of n‐dodecane, the gas products included H2 with a volume fraction of 38% and gas hydrocarbons with mainly acetylene. The high‐boiling fractions in liquid residue increased slightly and carbon particles with diameter 1–10 µm were formed. As discharge was carried out in heavy oil, similar gas products with higher H2 fraction were obtained, and the viscosity was enhanced. The present study demonstrates the feasibility of heavy oil conversion using high voltage AC discharge under liquid.

The new functional material, the hybrids with molecular formula (C6H5CNH2nNH3)2PbI4(where N=0,1,2) were synthesized by reactions in solution. The influences of the reactant ratio and the reaction time on the structures of the products were investigated. The structures and the properties of the hybrids were characterized using X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and ultraviolet&visible (UV) adsorption spectra . The effect of number of methylene, n, on the structure forming and the band gap magnitude has been studied. The results demenstrate that the number of methylene has effect both on the forming of the layered structure and on the magnitude of the band gap.

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