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and Technology. His research direction is electronic functional materials, including designing and exploiting piezoelectrics, ferroelectrics, and pyroelectrics. Ge Wang is currently working as a PDRA in functional materials and devices group at the University of Sheffield, UK. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Manchester in 2017 then moved to the University of Sheffield. His research interests include dielectric ceramic capacitors, piezoelectrics, solid oxide fuel cells, and Li batteries.

Single-phase homogeneous (Na0.2Bi0.2Ba0.2Sr0.2Ca0.2)TiO3 powder with high configurational entropy was synthesized by using a solid-state method. Calculations of thermodynamic parameters and related experiments indicate that both entropy and enthalpy drive the formation of a stable system. To further research the material's performance, we sintered the powder into a ceramic, which exhibited relaxation behavior because of the disorder of the microscopic composition. In addition, an applied electric field of 145 kV/cm produces a discharge energy density of 1.02 J/cm3. Meanwhile, the adiabatic temperature is 0.63 K at 60 kV/cm. These properties suggest that the electrocaloric effect of the (Na0.2Bi0.2Ba0.2Sr0.2Ca0.2)TiO3 ceramic is attractive for applications such as solid-state refrigeration and energy storage. High-entropy perovskite oxides are also highly tolerant to ions, and their properties can be tailored by tuning their composition, making them attractive for a broad range of applications.

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