Recently, ceramic capacitors with
fast charge–discharge
performance and excellent energy storage characteristics have received
considerable attention. Novel NaNbO3-based lead-free ceramics
(0.80NaNbO3-0.20SrTiO3, abbreviated as 0.80NN-0.20ST),
featuring ultrahigh energy storage density, ultrahigh power density,
and ultrafast discharge performance, were designed and prepared in
this study. These 0.80NN-0.20ST ceramics exhibited a high breakdown
strength of 323 kV/cm, attributable to their small grain size and
dense microstructure, a recoverable energy storage density of 3.02
J/cm3, and an energy storage efficiency of 80.7% at an
applied electric field of 310 kV/cm. The excellent stability of energy
storage properties in frequency (0.1–1000 Hz), temperature
(20–120 °C), and fatigue resistance (cycle number: 105) were also observed in the 0.80NN-0.20ST ceramics. In contrast
with other recently reported lead-free ceramic-based dielectric capacitors,
the 0.80NN-0.20ST ceramics display a high energy storage efficiency
combined with a high recoverable energy storage density, which indicates
that they have wide application foreground and potential in the field
of energy storage. These ceramics also show a considerable current
density of 677 A/cm2, an ultrahigh power density of 23.7
MW/cm3, and a short release duration (∼225 ns).
This study brings the NaNbO3-based ceramics into a new
chapter of research and application of energy storage dielectric capacitors.