Multilayer pulsed power ceramic capacitors require that dielectric ceramics possess not only large recoverable energy storage density (W rec ) but also low sintering temperature (<950°C) for using the inexpensive metals as the electrodes.However, lead-free bulk ceramics usually show low W rec (<2 J/cm 3 ) and high sintering temperature (>1150°C), limiting their applications in multilayer pulsed power ceramic capacitors. In this work, large W rec (~4.02 J/cm 3 at 400 kV/cm) and low sintering temperature (940°C) are simultaneously achieved in 0.9 (K 0.5 Na 0.5 )NbO 3 -0.1Bi(Mg 2/3 Nb 1/3 )O 3 -1.0 mol% CuO ceramics prepared using transition liquid phase sintering. W rec of 4.02 J/cm 3 is 2-3 times as large as the reported value of other (Bi 0.5 Na 0.5 )TiO 3 and BaTiO 3 -based lead-free bulk ceramics. The results reveal that 0.9(K 0.5 Na 0.5 )NbO 3 -0.1Bi(Mg 2/3 Nb 1/3 )O 3 -1.0 mol% CuO ceramics are promising candidates for fabricating multilayer pulsed power ceramic capacitors.
K E Y W O R D S(K 0.5 Na 0.5 )NbO 3 , energy storage, lead-free ceramics, transition liquid phase sintering